Cusps without chaos

被引:26
作者
Sridhar, S [1 ]
Touma, J [1 ]
机构
[1] CANADIAN INST THEORET ASTROPHYS,TORONTO,ON MS5 1A7,CANADA
关键词
galaxies; elliptical and lenticular; cD; kinematics and dynamics; structure;
D O I
10.1093/mnras/287.1.L1
中图分类号
P1 [天文学];
学科分类号
0704 ;
摘要
We present cuspy, non-axisymmetric, scale-free mass models of discs, whose gravitational potentials are of Stackel form in parabolic coordinates. A black hole may be added at the centre, without in any way affecting the Stackel form; the dynamics in these potentials is, of course, fully integrable. The surface density Sigma(disc) proportional to 1/r(gamma), where 0<gamma<1 corresponds to steep cusps for which the central force diverges. Thus cusps, black holes, and non-axisymmetry are not a sure recipe for chaos, as is generally assumed. A new family of orbits, lens orbits, emerges to replace the box orbits of models of elliptical galaxies that have constant-density cores. Loop orbits are conspicuous by their absence. Both lenses and bananas (the other family of orbits) can be elongated in the direction of the density distribution, a property that is favourable for the construction of non-axisymmetric, self-consistent equilibrium models of elliptical galaxies.
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页码:L1 / L4
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