Determination of orbital parameters of interacting galaxies using a genetic algorithm: Description of the method and application to artificial data

Astronomy and Astrophysics Supplement Series

Volumn 132, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 417-429

  Wahde, M ^a  

^a NORDITA   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Galaxies: interactions; Galaxies: kinematics and dynamics; Methods: N body simulations

Indexed keywords

EID: 0346711580     PISSN: 03650138     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1051/aas:1998450     Document Type: Article

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