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In G dwarfs, the surface distribution, coverage and lifetimes of starspots deviate from solar-like patterns as the rotation rate increases. We set up a numerical platform which includes the large-scale rotational and surface flow effects,…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2018-12-24 Emre Işık , Sami K. Solanki , Natalie A. Krivova , Alexander I. Shapiro

The aim of this review is to provide a concise overview of some of the generic approaches that have been developed to deal with the statistical description of large systems of interacting dissipative 'units'. The latter notion includes,…

Statistical Mechanics · Physics 2017-03-08 Eric Bertin

The classical representation of Hamiltonian systems in terms of action-angle variables are defined for simply connected domains such as an interior of a homoclinic orbit. On this basis methods of (local) perturbations leading, in…

Dynamical Systems · Mathematics 2007-05-23 I. Kunin , A. Runov

(Abridged) We describe a new iterative approach for the realization of equilibrium N-body systems for given density distributions. Our method uses elements of Schwarzschild's technique and of the made-to-measure method, but is based on a…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2014-08-20 Denis Yurin , Volker Springel

Dwarf spheroidal galaxies (dSphs) are prime laboratories for studying dark matter (DM) and the black hole demographics in the low-mass regime. These systems are also often flattened; nevertheless most studies rely on spherical models,…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2026-04-29 R. Pascale , G. Battaglia , J. M. Arroyo-Polonio , E. Vasiliev , C. Nipoti , G. F. Thomas

We present a novel and efficient method for fitting dynamical models of stellar kinematic data in dwarf spheroidal galaxies (dSph). Our approach is based on Gaussian-process emulation (GPE), which is a sophisticated form of curve fitting…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2019-04-10 Amery Gration , Mark I. Wilkinson

The advent of datasets of stars in the Milky Way with six-dimensional phase-space information makes it possible to construct empirically the distribution function (DF). Here, we show that the accelerations can be uniquely determined from…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2021-07-23 J. An , A. Naik , N. W. Evans , C. Burrage

We present a new method to construct fully self-consistent equilibrium models of multi-component disc galaxies similar to the Milky Way. We define distribution functions for the stellar disc and dark halo that depend on phase space position…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2015-07-03 T. Piffl , Z. Penoyre , J. Binney

We construct a new family of models of our Galaxy in which dark matter and disc stars are both represented by distribution functions that are analytic functions of the action integrals of motion. The potential that is self-consistently…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2016-12-14 David R. Cole , James Binney

In the present work, we investigate the potential of fractional derivatives to model atmospheric dispersion of pollutants. We propose simple fractional differential equation models for the steady state spatial distribution of concentration…

Atmospheric and Oceanic Physics · Physics 2017-02-22 A. G. O. Goulart , M. J. Lazo , J. M. S. Suarez , D. M. Moreira

We develop a model for spiral galaxies based on a nonlinear realization of the Newtonian dynamics starting from the momentum and mass conservations in the phase space. The radial solution exhibits a rotation curve in qualitative accordance…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-09-15 C. A. M. de Melo , S. T. Resende

In a disc galaxy the distribution of azimuthal components of velocity is very skew. In the past this skewness has been modelled by superposed Gaussians. We use dynamical arguments to derive an analytic formula that can be fitted to observed…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2015-05-30 Ralph Schoenrich , James Binney

A mathematical model of the distribution function for the discrete 3-disk is proposed in order to utilize in the statistical evolution equation of the 3-dimensional Universe. The model distribution is constructed based on analyses in known…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2015-12-14 Tetsuyuki Yukawa

Spatial self-organization emerges in distributed systems exhibiting local interactions when nonlinearities and the appropriate propagation of signals are at work. These kinds of phenomena can be modeled with different frameworks, typically…

Cell Behavior · Quantitative Biology 2016-11-23 Adriano Bonforti , Salva Duran-Nebreda , Raul Montañez , Ricard Solé

We present new tools to establish axisymmetric equilibrium models of the Milky Way. The models we wish to establish are pairs (V,F) where V is the gravitational potential generated by the whole mass distribution including the dark matter,…

Astrophysics · Physics 2015-06-24 B. Famaey , H. Dejonghe

We discuss possible mechanisms underlying the observed features of stellar activity cycles, such as multiple periodicities in very active stars, non-cyclic activity observed in moderately active stars, and spatial distribution of stellar…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2012-11-08 Emre Işik

We introduce a stochastic agent-based model for the flocking dynamics of self-propelled particles that exhibit velocity-alignment interactions with neighbours within their field of view. The stochasticity in the dynamics of the model arises…

Statistical Mechanics · Physics 2019-07-24 Trilochan Bagarti , Shakti N. Menon

We present a family of spherical models for elliptical galaxies and bulges consisting of a stellar component and a central black hole. All models in this family share the same stellar density profile, which has a steep central cusp. The…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-10 Maarten Baes , Herwig Dejonghe

The purpose of this paper is to develop a new fractional dynamical approach to superstatistics. Namely, we show that superstatistical distribution functions can be obtained from stationary solutions of the generalized Fokker-Planck equation…

Statistical Mechanics · Physics 2013-05-07 Bahruz Gadjiev

A general method is presented for constructing distribution functions for flat systems whose surface density and Toomre's Q number profile is given. The purpose of these functions is to provide plausible galactic models and assess their…

Astrophysics · Physics 2007-05-23 C. Pichon , D. Lynden-Bell