Secular Evolution of Self-Gravitating Systems Over Cosmic Age

• Main Author: Fouvry, Jean-Baptiste (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2017.
• Series: Springer Theses, Recognizing Outstanding Ph.D. Research,
• Subjects: Physics.; Astrophysics.; Cosmology.; Astrophysics and Astroparticles.

Tackling galactic evolution in a truly novel way, this outstanding thesis statistically explores the long-term evolution of galaxies, using recent theoretical breakthroughs that explicitly account for their self-gravity. While treating processes statistically, the astrophysical differences on each s...

Table of Contents:

• Introduction
• Secular Diffusion
• Razor-thin Discs
• Razor-thin Discs and Swing Amplification
• Thickened Discs
• Quasi-Keplerian Systems
• Conclusion.