PIRSA:09070036

Galactic Dynamics: an overview for physicists

Nityananda, R. (2009). Galactic Dynamics: an overview for physicists. Perimeter Institute. https://pirsa.org/09070036

Nityananda, Rajaram. Galactic Dynamics: an overview for physicists. Perimeter Institute, Jul. 14, 2009, https://pirsa.org/09070036 

          @misc{ pirsa_PIRSA:09070036,
            doi = {10.48660/09070036},
            url = {https://pirsa.org/09070036},
            author = {Nityananda, Rajaram},
            keywords = {Cosmology},
            language = {en},
            title = {Galactic Dynamics: an overview for physicists},
            publisher = {Perimeter Institute},
            year = {2009},
            month = {jul},
            note = {PIRSA:09070036 see, \url{https://pirsa.org}}
          }

Rajaram Nityananda Tata Institute for Fundamental Research

DOI 10.48660/09070036
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Talk Type Scientific Series
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Abstract

The standard theorist's model for the dynamics of galaxies is the limit of a Newtonian N-body system at fixed mass as the number of particles goes to infinity - i.e a phase space fluid After going over conventional wisdom, some interesting open issues which remain will be highlighted, and their relation to real galaxies explored.