On the statistics of the gravitational field

Details On the statistics of the gravitational field On the statistics of the gravitational field

2001-10-26

arxiv.org/abs/astro-ph/0110580v1

Astronomy and Astrophysics

Astrophysics

2 pages; Proceedings of the international conference "Statistical Challenges in Modern Astronomy III", July 18-21, 2001, The P

Scientific paper

In this paper we extend Chandrasekhar and von Neumann's analysis of the statistics of the gravitational field to systems in which particles (e.g. stars, galaxies) are not homogeneously distributed. We derive a distribution function W(F,d F/dt) giving the joint probability that a test particle is subject to a force F and an associated rate of change of F given by d F/dt. We calculate the first moment of d F/dt to study the effects of inhomogenity on dynamical friction.

Affiliated with

Also associated with

No associations

Rating

On the statistics of the gravitational field does not yet have a rating. At this time, there are no reviews or comments for this scientific paper.

If you have personal experience with On the statistics of the gravitational field, we encourage you to share that experience with our LandOfFree.com community. Your opinion is very important and On the statistics of the gravitational field will most certainly appreciate the feedback.

Rate now

Comments { 0 }

Profile ID: LFWR-SCP-O-308069