Stellar Dynamics and Black Holes
Astrophysics of Galaxies
2015-05-27 v2 General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology
Abstract
Chandrasekhar's most important contribution to stellar dynamics was the concept of dynamical friction. I briefly review that work, then discuss some implications of Chandrasekhar's theory of gravitational encounters for motion in galactic nuclei.
Cite
@article{arxiv.1103.5446,
title = {Stellar Dynamics and Black Holes},
author = {David Merritt},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1103.5446},
year = {2015}
}
Comments
Talk presented at the "Chandrasekhar Centenary Conference" (2010)