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Gravitational and electrostatic interactions are fundamental examples of systems with long-range interactions. Equilibrium properties of simple models with long-range interactions are well understood and exhibit exotic behaviors : negative…

Statistical Mechanics · Physics 2012-01-05 Pierre de Buyl

Self-gravitating systems are expected to reach a statistical equilibrium state either through collisional relaxation or violent collisionless relaxation. However, a maximum entropy state does not always exist and the system may undergo a…

Statistical Mechanics · Physics 2009-11-07 P. H. Chavanis , C. Rosier , C. Sire

This talk provides a critical assessment of collisionless galactic dynamics, focusing on the interpretation and limitations of the collisionless Boltzmann equation and the physical mechanisms associated with collisionless relaxation.…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-10-30 Henry E. Kandrup

We simulate the evolution of one-dimensional gravitating collisionless systems from non- equilibrium initial conditions, similar to the conditions that lead to the formation of dark- matter halos in three dimensions. As in the case of 3D…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2015-06-05 A. E. Schulz , Walter Dehnen , Gerard Jungman , Scott Tremaine

We propose an efficient method to compute Lyapunov exponents and Lyapunov eigenvectors of long-range interacting many-particle systems, whose dynamics is described by the Vlasov equation. We show that an expansion of a distribution function…

Plasma Physics · Physics 2015-05-13 R. Paškauskas , G. De Ninno

N-body simulations are essential for understanding the formation and evolution of structure in the Universe. However, the discrete nature of these simulations affects their accuracy when modelling collisionless systems. We introduce a new…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2015-11-18 Oliver Hahn , Raul E. Angulo

One-dimensional self-gravitating systems admit genuine thermodynamical equilibria. For systems with strictly monotonic orbital frequency profile, the Landau and Balescu-Lenard theories predict a relaxation time scaling linearly with the…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2026-03-13 Kerwann Tep , Jean-Baptiste Fouvry , Christophe Pichon

The non-linear evolution of one-dimensional perturbations in a three-dimensional expanding Universe is considered. A general Lagrangian scheme is derived, and compared to two previously introduced approximate models. These models are…

Disordered Systems and Neural Networks · Physics 2007-05-23 Erik Aurell , Duccio Fanelli

Inspired by one--dimensional light--particle systems, the dynamics of a non-Hamiltonian system with long--range forces is investigated. While the molecular dynamics does not reach an equilibrium state, it may be approximated in the…

Statistical Mechanics · Physics 2019-01-23 Romain Bachelard , Nicola Piovella , Shamik Gupta

We study a phenomenological dark matter model described as a collisionless relativistic kinetic gas in a spatially flat Friedmann-Lema\^itre-Robertson-Walker universe. After normalization to the observed present-day dark matter abundance,…

General Physics · Physics 2026-02-10 Francisco X. Linares Cedeño , Ulises Nucamendi , Olivier Sarbach

Eulerian electrostatic kinetic simulations of unmagnetized plasmas (kinetic electrons and motionless protons) with high-frequency equilibrium perturbations have been employed to investigate the phase space free energy transfer across…

Plasma Physics · Physics 2023-10-12 G. Celebre , S. Servidio , F. Valentini

We study the theory of Vlasov-Maxwell equilibria in one spatial dimension, as well as its application to current sheet and flux tube models. The 'inverse problem' is that of determining a Vlasov-Maxwell equilibrium distribution function…

Plasma Physics · Physics 2017-10-05 Oliver Allanson

The usual thermodynamic limit for systems of classical self-gravitating point particles becomes well defined, as a {\it dynamical} problem, using a simple physical prescription for the calculation of the force, equivalent to the so-called…

Statistical Mechanics · Physics 2008-05-12 Michael Joyce

The collapse of a collisionless self-gravitating system, with the fast achievement of a quasi-stationary state, is driven by violent relaxation, with a typical particle interacting with the time-changing collective potential. It is…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2017-09-21 Leandro Beraldo e Silva , Walter de Siqueira Pedra , Laerte Sodré , Eder Perico , Marcos Lima

The Vlasov-Nordstr\"{o}m-Fokker-Planck system describes the evolution of self-gravitating matter experiencing collisions with a fixed background of particles in the framework of a relativistic scalar theory of gravitation. We study the…

Mathematical Physics · Physics 2014-07-22 José Antonio Alcántara Felix , Simone Calogero , Stephen Pankavich

We propose a unified model for dark matter haloes and central galactic objects as a self-gravitating system of semidegenerated fermions in thermal equilibrium. We consider spherical symmetry and then we solve the equations of gravitational…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2014-01-29 Bernardo M. O. Fraga , Carlos R. Arguelles , Remo Ruffini

Numerical simulations of self-gravitating systems are generally based on N-body codes, which solve the equations of motion of a large number of interacting particles. This approach suffers from poor statistical sampling in regions of low…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2016-04-27 Giovanni Manfredi , Jean-Louis Rouet , Bruce Miller , Yui Shiozawa

We study the evolution of simulated disk galaxies in the context of a nonlocal theory of gravity. In this theory the appearance of the dark matter problem in cosmology and astrophysics is a manifestation of the nonlocality of the…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2019-02-08 Mahmood Roshan , Sohrab Rahvar

In this work, we have carried on dynamical system analysis of hessence field coupling with dark matter in $f(T)$ gravity. We have analysed the critical points due to autonomous system. The resulting autonomous system is non-linear. So, we…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2017-07-20 Jyotirmay Das Mandal , Ujjal Debnath

We develop a spherical self-similar model for the formation of a galaxy through gas collapsing in an isolated self-gravitating dark matter halo. We improve upon the existing literature on self-similar collapse in two ways. First, we include…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2024-04-05 Premvijay Velmani , Aseem Paranjape