Dissipationless galaxy formation revisited

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Computerized Simulation, Galactic Evolution, Gravitational Collapse, Many Body Problem, Computational Astrophysics, Density (Mass/Volume), Elliptical Galaxies, Energy Dissipation, Mass Distribution

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A large set of numerical simulations has been performed by using two different N-body codes to derive detailed properties of the end-product of dissipationless collapse. Three classes of initial mass distribution have been adopted, characterized by different inhomogeneity scales, with velocity dispersion corresponding to a virial ratio in a range of 0.0005-0.2. The results show that the phase space properties of the final equilibrium state depend strongly on the initial mass distribution. In particular, when the density profile has a long radial tail, the final projected density is in good agreement with the R exp 1/4 law, up to 16 mag in the best fit. The full three-dimensional result does not give any support to the negative temperature model for the phase space distribution function.

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