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Gala: A Python package for galactic dynamics
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The forces on stars, galaxies, and dark matter under external gravitational fields lead to the dynamical evolution of structures in the universe. The orbits of these bodies are therefore key to understanding the formation, history, and future state of galaxies. The field of “galactic dynamics,” which aims to model the gravitating components of galaxies to study their structure and evolution, is now well-established, commonly taught, and frequently used in astronomy. Aside from toy problems and demonstrations, the majority of problems require efficient numerical tools, many of which require the same base code (e.g., for performing numerical orbit integration).
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- Authors
- M. Price-Whelan, A.
- Venue
- The Journal of Open Source Software
- Publisher
- The Open Journal
- Published
- 2017-10-08
- Volume
- 2
- Issue
- 18
- Pages
- 388
- ISSN
- 2475-9066 (ISSN-L)
- OpenAlex
- W2762924611
- Cited by
- 351
- References
- 2
- Type
- software paper
- Language
- en
- Open access
- diamond
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