ON THE NATURE OF GRAVITATIONAL FORCES

DOI10.1142/S0218271807010808zbMATH Open1200.85022arXiv0801.1096OpenAlexW3098436511MaRDI QIDQ3500281FDOQ3500281

Authors: Antonino Del Popolo, Serhat Yesilyurt 

Publication date: 3 June 2008

Published in: International Journal of Modern Physics D (Search for Journal in Brave)

Abstract: In this paper I show how the statistics of the gravitational field is changed when the system is characterized by a non-uniform distribution of particles. I show how the distribution functions W(dF/dt) giving the joint probability that a test particle is subject to a force F and an associated rate of change of F given by dF/dt, are modified by inhomogeneity. Then I calculate the first moment of dF/dt to study the effects of inhomogenity on dynamical friction. Finally I test, by N-Body simulations, that the theoretical W(F) and dF/dt describes correctly the experimental data and I find that the stochastic force distribution obtained for the evolved system is in good agreement with theory. Moreover, I find that in an inhomogeneous background the friction force is actually enhanced relative to the homogeneous case.

Full work available at URL: https://arxiv.org/abs/0801.1096

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Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Galactic and stellar dynamics (85A05) Statistical astronomy (85A35)

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• Stochastic Problems in Physics and Astronomy
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