A few of Michel Henon's contributions to dynamical astronomy

2014/11/17 by Scott Tremaine, Tremaine, Scott
Physics and Astronomy · #Astro and Planetary Science #Astrophysics of Galaxies (astro-ph.GA) #FOS: Physical sciences #Planetary Science and Exploration #Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies

paper · pdf · doi:10.48550/arxiv.1411.4938

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Abstract

This article reviews Michel Henon's contributions to a diverse set of problems in astrophysical dynamics, including violent relaxation, Saturn's rings, roundoff error in orbit integrations, and planet formation.

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