A generalized linear matrix method for normal modes in collisionless stellar disks

arXiv:2606.31523 · astro-ph.GA · Submitted 2026-06-30 · Read on arXiv

Evgeny V. Polyachenko, Ilia G. Shukhman

astro-ph.GA

Submitted: 2026-06-30

Comments: 13 pages, 3 figures, 3 tables. Accepted to ApJ

DOI: 10.3847/1538-4357/ae7e7e

Code: https://github.com/epolyach/pme

License: http://arxiv.org/licenses/nonexclusive-distrib/1.0/

Terminology

• Accuracy — 13× in this paper · explained in 1 episode
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