EVENT DETAILS AND ABSTRACT


Interdisciplinary Seminar in Nonlinear Science

Title: Non-Integrable Galactic Dynammics
Speaker: David Merritt
Speaker Info: Rutgers University
Brief Description:
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Abstract:

Non-Integrable Galactic Dynamics Orbital and self-consistent dynamics of non-integrable galaxy models are reviewed. Topics covered include torus construction; resonances; triaxial systems with central singularities; mixing and collisionless relaxation; and chaos in collisional systems.
Date: Friday, April 19, 2002
Time: 2:00PM
Where: Tech M416
Contact Person: Fred Rasio
Contact email: rasio@northwestern.edu
Contact Phone: 847-467-3419
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