Mean field fluctuations and the evolution of self-gravitating systems (Q1097128)
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Mean field fluctuations and the evolution of self-gravitating systems (English)
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1986
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This paper considers the nonlinear effects of collective fluctuations about a slowly-varying solution of the `collisionless Boltzmann' equation appropriate for a system of stars wich a distribution of masses. It is argued that these effects should be manifest on a time-scale \(t_ M\) intermediate between the violent and collisional relaxation times, inhibiting the natural progression towards equipartition induced by collisions, and favouring instead a well-mixed state, realized in numerical simulations, in which the mean square velocity is independent of the mass.
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nonlinear effects
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collective fluctuations
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slowly-varying solution
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`collisionless Boltzmann' equation
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well-mixed state
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numerical simulations
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