We prove the existence and stability of flat steady states of the Vlasov–Poisson system, which in astrophysics are used as models of disk-like galaxies...
Keywords: Vlasov-Poisson system, nonlinear stability, galactic dynamics
04/2006 | Analysis, Oldenbourg WissenschaftsverlagWe prove the existence and nonlinear stability of the Kuzmin disk, a polytropic steady state of the Vlasov–Poisson system widely used in astrophysics, which has infinite support, but finite mass...
Keywords: Vlasov–Poisson system, nonlinear stability, galactic dynamics
04/2007 | Analysis, Oldenbourg Wissenschaftsverlag