R fluids

A theory of collisionless fluids is developed in a unified picture, where nonrotating (Ωf1 = Ωf2 = Ωf3 = 0) figures with some given random velocity component distributions, and rotating (Ωf1 = Ωf2 = Ωf3 ) figures with a different random velocity component distributions, make adjoint configurations t...

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Main Author: Caimmi R.
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Language:English
Published: Astronomical Observatory, Department of Astronomy, Belgrade 2008-01-01
Series:Serbian Astronomical Journal
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Online Access:http://www.doiserbia.nb.rs/img/doi/1450-698X/2008/1450-698X0876023C.pdf
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description A theory of collisionless fluids is developed in a unified picture, where nonrotating (Ωf1 = Ωf2 = Ωf3 = 0) figures with some given random velocity component distributions, and rotating (Ωf1 = Ωf2 = Ωf3 ) figures with a different random velocity component distributions, make adjoint configurations to the same system. R fluids are defined as ideal, self-gravitating fluids satisfying the virial theorem assumptions, in presence of systematic rotation around each of the principal axes of inertia. To this aim, mean and rms angular velocities and mean and rms tangential velocity components are expressed, by weighting on the moment of inertia and the mass, respectively. The figure rotation is defined as the mean angular velocity, weighted on the moment of inertia, with respect to a selected axis. The generalized tensor virial equations (Caimmi and Marmo 2005) are formulated for R fluids and further attention is devoted to axisymmetric configurations where, for selected coordinate axes, a variation in figure rotation has to be counterbalanced by a variation in anisotropy excess and vice versa. A microscopical analysis of systematic and random motions is performed under a few general hypotheses, by reversing the sign of tangential or axial velocity components of an assigned fraction of particles, leaving the distribution function and other parameters unchanged (Meza 2002). The application of the reversion process to tangential velocity components is found to imply the conversion of random motion rotation kinetic energy into systematic motion rotation kinetic energy. The application of the reversion process to axial velocity components is found to imply the conversion of random motion translation kinetic energy into systematic motion translation kinetic energy, and the loss related to a change of reference frame is expressed in terms of systematic motion (imaginary) rotation kinetic energy. A number of special situations are investigated in greater detail. It is found that an R fluid always admits an adjoint configuration where figure rotation occurs around only one principal axis of inertia (R3 fluid), which implies that all the results related to R3 fluids (Caimmi 2007) may be ex- tended to R fluids. Finally, a procedure is sketched for deriving the spin parameter distribution (including imaginary rotation) from a sample of observed or simulated large-scale collisionless fluids i.e. galaxies and galaxy clusters.
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spelling doaj.art-b3ffaa898fa84ef782758392e8af70ab2022-12-21T20:30:49ZengAstronomical Observatory, Department of Astronomy, BelgradeSerbian Astronomical Journal1450-698X1820-92892008-01-012008176233510.2298/SAJ0876023C1450-698X0876023CR fluidsCaimmi R.0Dipartimento di Astronomia, Università di Padova Vicolo Osservatorio, Padova, ItalyA theory of collisionless fluids is developed in a unified picture, where nonrotating (Ωf1 = Ωf2 = Ωf3 = 0) figures with some given random velocity component distributions, and rotating (Ωf1 = Ωf2 = Ωf3 ) figures with a different random velocity component distributions, make adjoint configurations to the same system. R fluids are defined as ideal, self-gravitating fluids satisfying the virial theorem assumptions, in presence of systematic rotation around each of the principal axes of inertia. To this aim, mean and rms angular velocities and mean and rms tangential velocity components are expressed, by weighting on the moment of inertia and the mass, respectively. The figure rotation is defined as the mean angular velocity, weighted on the moment of inertia, with respect to a selected axis. The generalized tensor virial equations (Caimmi and Marmo 2005) are formulated for R fluids and further attention is devoted to axisymmetric configurations where, for selected coordinate axes, a variation in figure rotation has to be counterbalanced by a variation in anisotropy excess and vice versa. A microscopical analysis of systematic and random motions is performed under a few general hypotheses, by reversing the sign of tangential or axial velocity components of an assigned fraction of particles, leaving the distribution function and other parameters unchanged (Meza 2002). The application of the reversion process to tangential velocity components is found to imply the conversion of random motion rotation kinetic energy into systematic motion rotation kinetic energy. The application of the reversion process to axial velocity components is found to imply the conversion of random motion translation kinetic energy into systematic motion translation kinetic energy, and the loss related to a change of reference frame is expressed in terms of systematic motion (imaginary) rotation kinetic energy. A number of special situations are investigated in greater detail. It is found that an R fluid always admits an adjoint configuration where figure rotation occurs around only one principal axis of inertia (R3 fluid), which implies that all the results related to R3 fluids (Caimmi 2007) may be ex- tended to R fluids. Finally, a procedure is sketched for deriving the spin parameter distribution (including imaginary rotation) from a sample of observed or simulated large-scale collisionless fluids i.e. galaxies and galaxy clusters.http://www.doiserbia.nb.rs/img/doi/1450-698X/2008/1450-698X0876023C.pdfGalaxies: clusters: generalGalaxies: halos
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R fluids
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Galaxies: halos
title R fluids
title_full R fluids
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title_short R fluids
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topic Galaxies: clusters: general
Galaxies: halos
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