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Henry Kandrup's Ideas About Relaxation of Stellar Systems

Astrophysics 2009-11-10 v2

Abstract

Henry Kandrup wrote prolifically on the problem of relaxation of stellar systems. His picture of relaxation was significantly more refined than the standard description in terms of phase mixing and violent relaxation. In this article, I summarize Henry's work in this and related areas.

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@article{arxiv.astro-ph/0502169,
  title  = {Henry Kandrup's Ideas About Relaxation of Stellar Systems},
  author = {David Merritt},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:astro-ph/0502169},
  year   = {2009}
}

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11 pages. To appear in "Nonlinear Dynamics in Astronomy and Physics, A Workshop Dedicated to the Memory of Professor Henry E. Kandrup", ed. J. R. Buchler, S. T. Gottesman and M. E. Mahon