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Galactic dynamics /

by Binney, James,
Additional authors: Tremaine, Scott, -- 1950-
Series: Princeton series in astrophysics. Spergel, D. N. | Princeton series in astrophysics Published by : Princeton University Press, (Princeton, N.J. ;) Physical details: xvi, 885 p. : ill. ; 24 cm. ISBN:9780691130262 (hbk.); 0691130264 (hbk.); 0691130272 (pbk.); 9780691130279 (pbk.). Year: 2008
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Previous ed.: 1987.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 842-856) and index.

Ch. 1. Introduction -- Ch. 2. Potential Theory -- Ch. 3. The Orbits of Stars -- Ch. 4. Equilibria of Collisionless Systems -- Ch. 5. Stability of Collisionless Systems -- Ch. 6. Disk Dynamics and Spiral Structure -- Ch. 7. Kinetic Theory -- Ch. 8. Collisions and Encounters of Stellar Systems -- Ch. 9. Galaxy Formation -- A. Useful numbers -- B. Mathematical background -- C. Special functions -- D. Mechanics -- E. Delaunay variables for Kepler orbits -- F. Fluid mechanics -- G. Discrete Fourier transforms -- H. The Antonov Lebovitz theorem -- I. The Doremus Feix Baumann theorem -- J. Angular-momentum transport in disks -- K. Derivation of the reduction factor -- L. The diffusion coefficients -- M. The distribution of binary energies.

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