Orbital decay of galactic satellites as a result of dynamical friction

Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society

Volumn 289, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 253-262

  Cora, Sofía A ^a   Muzzio, Juan C ^a   Marcela Vergne, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE LA PLATA   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Galaxies: clusters: general; Galaxies: general; Galaxies: interactions; Galaxies: kinematics and dynamics; Galaxies: structure; Methods: numerical

Indexed keywords

DECAY (ORGANIC); FRICTION; GALAXIES; NUMERICAL METHODS; ORBITS; TRIBOLOGY;

DYNAMICAL FRICTIONS; GALAXIES GENERAL; GALAXIES: CLUSTERS: GENERAL; GALAXIES: INTERACTIONS; GALAXIES: KINEMATICS AND DYNAMICS; GALAXIES:STRUCTURE; LOW-MASS; METHOD: NUMERICAL; ORBITAL DECAY; SATELLITE MASS;

SATELLITES;

EID: 0038233072     PISSN: 00358711     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/mnras/289.2.253     Document Type: Article

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