Probabilistic distribution functions
Astrophysics of Galaxies
2021-08-11 v1
Abstract
Observed clusters should be modelled by considering the distribution function to be a random variable that quantifies the degree of excitation of the system's normal modes. A system of canonical coordinates for the space of DFs is identified so DFs can be weighted in a consistent way.
Cite
@article{arxiv.2107.06298,
title = {Probabilistic distribution functions},
author = {Jun Yan Lau and James Binney},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2107.06298},
year = {2021}
}
Comments
5 pages. Submitted to MNRAS