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Galaxy Dynamics: Stellar systems: a new state of matter

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Theoretical Physics - From Outer Space to Plasma
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Prof James Binney FRS will talk about stellar systems: a new state of matter
The long range of gravity means that many concepts from undergraduate statistical mechanics do not apply: energy is not extensive; there is no microcanonical or canonical ensemble. Stars and dark matter particles have long mean free paths, which means that to a very good approximation their motion is determined by the mean-field gravitational potential. James Binney will identify a hierarchy of timescales, explaining how the Boltzmann equation for the full 6N-dimensional many-particle phase space distribution function can be reduced to an evolutionary equation of a function of a mere 3 variables that is governed by the resonances among the particles' orbital frequencies.

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Series
Theoretical Physics - From Outer Space to Plasma
People
James Binney
Keywords
galaxy
gravity
dynamics
Department: Department of Physics
Date Added: 25/01/2018
Duration: 00:51:19

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