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Axisymmetric galactic models in spherical potentials

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We study projected kinematic characteristics of a class of axisymmetric models for the luminous components of galaxies. Models of this class are known as extended Osipkov-Merritt models and have been studied first by Arnold (1990). The line-of-sight velocity dispersions are given and the profiles of the projected velocity distribution are described using their Gauss-Hermite moments.

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  1. Department of Astronomy, University of Athens, Athens, Greece

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Hiotelis, N. Axisymmetric galactic models in spherical potentials. Astrophys Space Sci 225, 107–115 (1995). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00657848

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