The dangers of deprojection of proper motions

We re-examine the method of deprojection of proper motions, which has been used for finding the velocity ellipsoid of stars in the nearby Galaxy. This method is only legitimate if the lines of sight to the individual stars are uncorrelated with the stars' velocities. Very simple models are used...

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Egile Nagusiak: Mcmillan, P, Binney, J
Formatua: Journal article
Hizkuntza:English
Argitaratua: 2009