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Three-Dimensional Orbits in Triaxial Galaxies

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  04 August 2017

Louis Martinet
Affiliation:
Observatoire de Genève
Tim de Zeeuw
Affiliation:
Sterrewacht Leiden

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Many elliptical galaxies may be slowly rotating, moderately triaxial systems. Their dynamics are probably characteristic of a 1:1:1-resonance between the frequencies of oscillation along the three principal axes.

Type
V. Spheroidal Systems
Copyright
Copyright © Reidel 1983 

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