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Schwarzschild Models for the Galaxy

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  21 October 2010

Julio Chanamé*
Affiliation:
Carnegie Institution of Washington, Department of Terrestrial Magnetism 5241 Broad Branch Rd., Washington DC 20015, USA email: jchaname@dtm.ciw.edu
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Abstract

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Schwarzschild's orbit-superposition technique is the most developed and well-tested method available for constraining the detailed mass distributions of equilibrium stellar systems. Here I provide a very short overview of the method and its existing implementations, and briefly discuss their viability as a tool for modeling the Galaxy using Gaia data.

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Copyright © International Astronomical Union 2010

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