Modelling gravity in N-body simulations of disc galaxies. Optimal types of softening for given dynamical requirements

Astronomy and Astrophysics

Volumn 335, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 922-928

  Romeo, Alessandro B ^a  

^a CHALMERS UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Galaxies: evolution; Galaxies: kinematics and dynamics; Galaxies: spiral; Methods: analytical; Methods: N body simulations

Indexed keywords

EID: 0009751899     PISSN: 00046361     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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