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On the galactic motion

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A certain potential function is studied as a possible model for the galactic potential. Some solutions are obtained. Also the numerical study of some of the orbits and their stability is carried out.

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  1. Department of Mathematics, Kuwait University, P.O. Box 5969, 13060, Safat, Kuwait

    F. M. F. El-Sabaa & H. H. Sherief

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El-Sabaa, F.M.F., Sherief, H.H. On the galactic motion. Celestial Mech Dyn Astr 49, 233–247 (1990). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00049415

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