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Let $\Gamma$ be a non-uniform lattice in $\operatorname{PSL}(2,\mathbb R)$. In this note, we show that there exists a constant $\gamma_0>0$ such that for any $0<\gamma<\gamma_0$, any one-parametrer unipotent subgroup $\{u(t)\}_{t\in\mathbb…

Dynamical Systems · Mathematics 2022-12-29 Cheng Zheng

Lens models appropriate for representing cusped galaxies and clusters are developed. The analogue of the odd number theorem for cusped density distributions is given. Density cusps are classified into strong, isothermal or weak, according…

Astrophysics · Physics 2007-05-23 Wyn Evans , Mark Wilkinson

We study a discrete-space model of active matter with excluded volume. Particles are restricted to the sites of a triangular lattice, and can assume one of three orientations. Varying the density and noise intensity, Monte Carlo simulations…

Statistical Mechanics · Physics 2024-07-03 Tiago Venzel Rosembach , Ana Luiza Novaes Dias , Ronald Dickman

The binary star system gamma Cephei is unusual in that it harbours a stable giant planet around the larger star at a distance only about a tenth of that of the stellar separation. Numerical simulations are carried out into the stability of…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-11 P. E. Verrier , N. W. Evans

Lopsidedness is a common feature in galaxies, both in the distribution of light and in the kinematics. We investigate the kinematics of a model for lopsided galaxies that consists of a disc lying off-centre in a dark halo, and circling…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-07 Edo Noordermeer , Linda S. Sparke , Stephen E. Levine

The system of four point vortices in the plane has relative equilibria that behave as composite particles, in the case where three of the vortices have strength $-\Gamma/3$ and one of the vortices has strength $\Gamma$. These relative…

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High-resolution observations of the inner regions of barred disk galaxies have revealed many asymmetrical, small-scale central features, some of which are best described as secondary bars. Because orbital time-scales in the galaxy center…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-10-31 Witold Maciejewski , Linda S. Sparke

Close to the Roche radius of a white dwarf (WD), an asteroid on a circular orbit sheds material that then adopts a very similar orbit. Observations of the resulting debris show a periodic behavior and changes in flux on short timescales,…

Earth and Planetary Astrophysics · Physics 2024-09-10 Kyriaki I. Antoniadou , Dimitri Veras

In the present article, we present a galactic gravitational model of three degrees of freedom, in order to investigate and reveal the behavior of orbits in a binary quasar system. The two quasars are hosted in a pair of interacting disk…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2014-02-18 Euaggelos E. Zotos

In the current study, the existence of periodic orbits around a fixed homogeneous cube is investigated, and the results have powerful implications for examining periodic orbits around non-spherical celestial bodies. In the two different…

Earth and Planetary Astrophysics · Physics 2011-08-25 Xiaodong Liu , Hexi Baoyin , Xingrui Ma

Observational studies of galaxy isophotal shapes have shown that galaxy orientations are anisotropic: a galaxy's long axis tends to be oriented toward the center of its host. This radial alignment is seen across a wide range of scales, from…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2010-09-23 Maria J. Pereira , Greg L. Bryan

The stability of a light sail riding on a laser beam is analyzed both analytically and numerically. Conical sails on Gaussian beams, which have been studied in the past, are shown to be unstable without active control or additional…

Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics · Physics 2017-03-15 Zachary Manchester , Abraham Loeb

We show that most particle and subhalo orbits in simulated cosmological cold dark matter halos are surprisingly regular and periodic: The phase space structure of the outer halo regions shares some of the properties of the classical…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-13 J. Diemand , M. Kuhlen

The thermal stability of a weakly magnetized, rotating, stratified, optically thin plasma is studied by means of linear-perturbation analysis. We derive dispersion relations and criteria for stability against axisymmetric perturbations that…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2015-06-05 Carlo Nipoti , Lorenzo Posti

Gravitational lensing by the dual cusp catastrophes of the cold dark matter (CDM) caustic rings at cosmological distances may provide the tantalizing opportunity to detect CDM indirectly, and discriminate between axions and weakly…

Astrophysics · Physics 2007-08-21 V. K. Onemli

Orbits in a three-dimensional potential subjected to periodic driving, V(x^i,t)=[1+m_0 sin(omega t) V_0(x^i), divide naturally into two types, regular and chaotic, between which transitions are seemingly impossible. The chaotic orbits…

Astrophysics · Physics 2007-05-23 Balsa Terzic , Henry E. Kandrup

In this work, we construct linearly stable periodic orbits in $3$-dimensional domains with boundaries containing focusing components (small pieces of a sphere) where we place these components arbitrarily far apart. It demonstrates that we…

Dynamical Systems · Mathematics 2022-04-13 Hassan Attarchi

The three-body problem is famously chaotic, with no closed-form analytical solutions. However, hierarchical systems of three or more bodies can be stable over indefinite timescales. A system is considered hierarchical if the bodies can be…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2022-11-30 Max Tory , Evgeni Grishin , Ilya Mandel

With $n$-body simulations we investigate the stability of tilted circumbinary planetary systems consisting of two nonzero mass planets. The planets are initially in circular orbits that are coplanar to each other, as would be expected if…

Earth and Planetary Astrophysics · Physics 2023-03-29 Cheng Chen , Stephen H. Lubow , Rebecca G. Martin , C. J. Nixon

The recently discovered planetary system in the binary GamCep was studied concerning its dynamical evolution. We confirm that the orbital parameters found by the observers are in a stable configuration. The primary aim of this study was to…

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