1998/05/29 by Steinn Sigurdsson, Chris Mihos, Lars Hernquist +1
Physics and Astronomy · #astro-ph
published as Publ.Astron.Soc.Pac. 136 (1998) 388-390 · 3 pages paspconf latex, includes 2 postscript figures
arxiv created 1998/05/29 · arxiv updated 2009/12/01
We present N--body models for triaxial elliptical galaxies or halos of galaxies, which are fully self--gravitating, have near constant axis ratio as a function of radius and a r-1 central density cusp. Preliminary investigation suggests the model are stable and orbit analysis shows no indication of chaotic orbits. The models provide a starting point for investigations into the evolution of triaxial figures of equilibrium, response of triaxial figures to central black holes, external perturbations and interactions.