TY  - BOOK
AU  - Sanders,Jason
ED  - SpringerLink (Online service)
TI  - Dynamics of the Milky Way: Tidal Streams and Extended Distribution Functions for the Galactic Disc 
T2  - Springer Theses, Recognizing Outstanding Ph.D. Research,
SN  - 9783319187723
AV  - QB495-500.269 
U1  - 520 23
PY  - 2015///
CY  - Cham
PB  - Springer International Publishing, Imprint: Springer
KW  - physics
KW  - Space sciences
KW  - Statistical physics
KW  - Dynamical systems
KW  - Physics
KW  - Extraterrestrial Physics, Space Sciences
KW  - Theoretical, Mathematical and Computational Physics
KW  - Statistical Physics, Dynamical Systems and Complexity
N1  - Introduction -- Angle-Action Estimation in a General Axisymmetric Potential -- Actions, Angles and Frequencies from Numerically Integrated Orbits -- Action Estimation Using a Triaxial Stäckel Approximation -- Stream-Orbit Misalignment -- Stream Modelling in Angle-Frequency Space -- Determining the Velocity Dispersion of the Thick Disc -- Extended Distribution Functions for the Galactic Disc -- Conclusions
N2  - This work presents a study of methods useful for modeling and understanding dynamical systems in the Galaxy. A natural coordinate system for the study of dynamical systems is the angle-action coordinate system. New methods for the approximation of the action-angle variables in general potentials are presented and discussed. These new tools are applied to the construction of dynamical models for two of the Galaxy’s components: tidal streams and the Galactic disc. Tidal streams are remnants of tidally stripped satellites in the Milky Way that experience the effects of the large scale structure of the Galactic gravitational potential, while the Galactic disc provides insights into the nature of the Galaxy near the Sun. Appropriate action-based models are presented and discussed for these components, and extended to include further information such as the metallicity of stars
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-18772-3
ER  -