On the lifetime of metastable states in self-gravitating systems

Astronomy and Astrophysics

Volumn 432, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 117-138

  Chavanis, P H ^a  

^a Lab de Physique Théorique   (France)

Author keywords

Globular clusters: general; Gravitation; Methods: miscellaneous; Stellar dynamics

Indexed keywords

APPROXIMATION THEORY; ENTROPY; FREE ENERGY; GRAVITATION; KINETIC THEORY; MECHANICS; STATISTICAL MECHANICS; THERMODYNAMIC PROPERTIES;

GLOBULAR CLUSTERS:GENERAL; METHODS: MICELLANEOUS; SELF-GRAVITATING SYSTEMS; STELLAR DYNAMICS;

ASTROPHYSICS;

EID: 14844303779     PISSN: 00046361     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1051/0004-6361:20041114     Document Type: Article

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