Astronomy and Astrophysics – Astrophysics
Scientific paper
1998-05-02
Astronomy and Astrophysics
Astrophysics
13 pages, 10 figures; LaTeX2.09 (mn.sty, epsf.sty); to appear in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society; Figs. 1--2
Scientific paper
10.1046/j.1365-8711.1998.01564.x
The long-term evolution of stellar orbits bound to a massive centre is studied in order to understand the cores of star clusters in central regions of galaxies. Stellar trajectories undergo tiny perturbation, the origin of which is twofold: (i) gravitational field of a thin gaseous disc surrounding the galactic centre, and (ii) cumulative drag due to successive interactions of the stars with material of the disc. Both effects are closely related because they depend on the total mass of the disc, assumed to be a small fraction of the central mass. It is shown that, in contrast to previous works, most of the retrograde (with respect to the disc) orbits are captured by the central object, presumably a massive black hole. Initially prograde orbits are also affected, so that statistical properties of the central star cluster in quasi-equilibrium may differ significantly from those deduced in previous analyses.
Karas Vladimir
Vokrouhlicky David
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