Developments in determining the gravitational potential using toroidal functions

Astronomische Nachrichten

Volumn 321, Issue 5-6, 2000, Pages 363-372

  Cohl, H S ^a   Tohline, J E ^a   Rau, A R P ^a   Srivastava, H M ^b  

^a LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VICTORIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Galaxies: evolution; Galaxies: formation; Parabolic coordinates; Separation of Laplace's equation; Spheroidal coordinates; Stars: evolution; Stars: formation; Toroidal coordinates

Indexed keywords

EID: 0034354475     PISSN: 00046337     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/1521-3994(200012)321:5/6<363::AID-ASNA363>3.0.CO;2-X     Document Type: Article

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