Boltzmann equation approach to the N-body problem with masses varying according to the Eddington-Jeans law

We study special aspects of the N-body problem with masses varying according to the Eddington-Jeans law with powers n=2 and 3. Our main result is that a particular set of variables can be found that allows one to write the pertinent Boltzmann and Poisson equations in a fashion similar to that corres...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores: Plastino, Ángel Ricardo, Muzzio, Juan Carlos
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:1994
País:Argentina
Institución:Universidad Nacional de La Plata
Repositorio:SEDICI (UNLP)
Idioma:inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:sedici.unlp.edu.ar:10915/141258
Acceso en línea:http://sedici.unlp.edu.ar/handle/10915/141258
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Astronomía
Ciencias Exactas
Variable mass
Boltzmann equation
Galaxies
Star clusters
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Sumario:We study special aspects of the N-body problem with masses varying according to the Eddington-Jeans law with powers n=2 and 3. Our main result is that a particular set of variables can be found that allows one to write the pertinent Boltzmann and Poisson equations in a fashion similar to that corresponding to the usual fixed mass situation.