Dynamical friction on globular clusters in core-triaxial galaxies: Is it a cause of massive black hole accretion?

Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society

Volumn 356, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 899-912

  Capuzzo Dolcetta, R ^a   Vicari, A ^a  

^a SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

Author keywords

Galaxies: elliptical and lenticular, cD; Galaxies: nuclei; Galaxies: star clusters; Globular clusters: general; Methods: numerical

Indexed keywords

FRICTION; NUMERICAL METHODS;

AXIAL RATIO; DYNAMICAL FRICTIONS; ELLIPTICAL GALAXIES; GALAXIES: ELLIPTICAL AND LENTICULAR CD; GALAXIES: STAR CLUSTERS; GALAXIES:NUCLEI; GLOBULAR CLUSTERS; GLOBULAR CLUSTERS:GENERAL; MASSIVE BLACK HOLES; METHOD: NUMERICAL;

GALAXIES;

EID: 12944284465     PISSN: 00358711     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2966.2004.08433.x     Document Type: Article

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