Regular and chaotic motion in globular clusters

DOI10.1023/A:1008347013786MaRDI QIDQ1976083zbMATH OpenFDO

Authors Daniel D. Carpintero, Juan C. Muzzio, Felipe C. Wachlin

Publication date 10 July 2000

Published in Celestial Mechanics and Dynamical Astronomy (Search for Journal in Brave)

Full work available at URL https://arxiv.org/abs/astro-ph/9811392

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Celestial mechanics (70F15) Galactic and stellar dynamics (85A05)

Abstract: As a first step towards a comprehensive investigation of stellar motions within globular clusters, we present here the results of a study of stellar orbits in a mildly triaxial globular cluster that follows a circular orbit inside a galaxy. The stellar orbits were classified using the frequency analysis code of Carpintero and Aguilar and, as a check, the Liapunov characteristic exponents were also computed in some cases. The orbit families were obtained using different start spaces. Chaotic orbits turn out to be very common and while, as could be expected, they are particularly abundant in the outer parts of the cluster, they are still significant in the innermost regions. Their relevance for the structure of the cluster is discussed.

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• Statistical mechanics of gravitational systems with regular orbits: rigid body model of vector resonant relaxation

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