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Velocity Ellipsoid

Velocity Ellipsoid is a second-order statistical construct in stellar kinematics that characterizes the anisotropic velocity dispersion of stars in a local neighborhood by representing the three-dimensional velocity distribution as an ellipsoidal Gaussian distribution oriented along principal axes of motion.

134

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10.5K

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378

Authors

197

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2017–2026

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134

Kinematics of Metal-poor Stars in the Galaxy. III. Formation of the Stellar Halo and Thick Disk as Revealed from a Large Sample of Nonkinematically Selected Stars

Masashi Chiba, Timothy C. Beers · The Astronomical Journal · 2000 · 697 citations · Full text

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Measuring the inclination and mass-to-light ratio of axisymmetric galaxies via anisotropic Jeans models of stellar kinematics

Michele Cappellari · Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society · 2008 · 516 citations · Full text

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Sinking satellites and the heating of galaxy discs

Héctor Velázquez, S. D. M. White · Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society · 1999 · 342 citations · Full text

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The Kinematic Status and Mass Content of the Sculptor Dwarf Spheroidal Galaxy

The Astrophysical Journal · 2008 · 329 citations · Full text

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The mass distribution in the galactic disc - I. A technique to determine the integral surface mass density of the disc near the Sun

Konrad Kuijken, G. Gilmore · Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society · 1989 · 308 citations · Full text

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Authors

378

  1. JB
    James Binney

    University of Oxford, United Kingdom

    6 publications · 898 citations

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  2. OB
    O. Bienaymé

    Observatoire astronomique de Strasbourg, France

    5 publications · 348 citations

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  3. MC
    Michele Cappellari

    University of Oxford, United Kingdom

    4 publications · 706 citations

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  4. TC
    Timothy C. Beers

    Michigan State University, United States

    4 publications · 984 citations

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  5. SL
    Suzanne L. Hawley

    University of Washington, United States

    4 publications · 419 citations

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Institutions

197

  1. University of Cambridge

    Cambridge, United Kingdom

    10 h-index

    21 publications

    1.7K citations

  2. Max Planck Institute for Astronomy

    Heidelberg, Germany

    10 h-index

    16 publications

    1.6K citations

  3. Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique

    Paris, France

    9 h-index

    13 publications

    774 citations

  4. Observatoire astronomique de Strasbourg

    Strasbourg, France

    8 h-index

    14 publications

    1K citations

  5. Max Planck Institute for Astrophysics

    Garching, Germany

    7 h-index

    15 publications

    2.1K citations

  6. University of California, Berkeley

    Berkeley, United States

    7 h-index

    11 publications

    1.1K citations

  7. University of Oxford

    Oxford, United Kingdom

    7 h-index

    8 publications

    1.1K citations

  8. Max Planck Society

    Munich, Germany

    6 h-index

    12 publications

    1K citations

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Venues

  1. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society

    48 publications · 4.6K citations

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  2. The Astrophysical Journal

    ApJ · 36 publications · 2.6K citations

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  3. The Astronomical Journal

    AJ · 13 publications · 1.5K citations

    12

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  4. Astronomy and Astrophysics

    8 publications · 237 citations

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  5. MPG.PuRe (Max Planck Society)

    Repository · 3 publications · 214 citations

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