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Orbital characteristics of dynamical models of elliptical galaxies

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We use three different dynamical models for describing the motion in the meridian plane of an elliptical galaxy. Orbital characteristics of two polynomial models are compared with those given by a logarithmic potential for a fixed axial ratio of the equipotential surfaces, We also study the effects of an asymmetric perturbation caused by a companion galaxy on the orbital behaviour of the above models. Finally we present some theoretical arguments in order to support the numerical results.

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  1. Astronomy Department, University of Thessaloniki, 54006, Thessaloniki, Greece

    N. Caranicolas & Ch. Vozikis

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Caranicolas, N., Vozikis, C. Orbital characteristics of dynamical models of elliptical galaxies. Celestial Mechanics 39, 85–102 (1986). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01232290

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