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Dynamical Theory of Collisionless Relaxation

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  14 August 2015

G. Severne  and
M. Luwel
G. Severne
Affiliation:
Faculty of Sciences, University of Brussels (V.U.B.)
M. Luwel
Affiliation:
Faculty of Sciences, University of Brussels (V.U.B.)

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In his classical paper on violent relaxation, Lynden-Bell (1967) gave convincing but qualitative arguments for the approach of collisionless systems towards a stationary state and, applying the methods of equilibrium statistical mechanics to a coarse-grained description of the system, derived the equilibrium distribution attained. Here we report on a dynamical derivation of Lynden-Bell equilibrium, proceeding from the coarse-graining of the collisionless Boltzmann equation.

Type
August 30 Globular Clusters
Information
Symposium - International Astronomical Union , Volume 85: Star Clusters , 1980 , pp. 477 - 478
Copyright
Copyright © Reidel 1980 

References

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