Nonlinear Dynamics in Astronomy and Physics: In Memory of Henry Kandrup, Volume 1045ISBN: 978-1-57331-591-3
Paperback
336 pages
June 2005, Wiley-Blackwell
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Contributors to this volume include theorists and
experimentalists from the fields of nonlinear dynamics,
mathematics, galactic dynamics and structure, dark matter, plasma
physics, accelerator beams, and statistical mechanics. Dynamical
problems on all astrophysical scales are discussed from those of
the sun and the solar system to cosmology.
This is a particularly appropriate time to look at this subject
because observations have provided compelling evidence that many
galaxies are genuinely three-dimensional; that is, they are neither
spherical nor axisymmetric, they typically have a central density
cusp, and the center of the galaxy often contains a super massive
black hole. Furthermore, the Hubble Space Telescope has produced
exciting data about the spatial and temporal structure of
cosmological space-time and especially about the epoch of galaxy
formation.
The meeting and the volume are dedicated to the memory of
Professor Henry E. Kandrup, whose work was centered on stochastic
problems in stellar dynamics.
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