The Principle of Maximum Entropy and the Distribution of Mass in Galaxies
We do not have a final answer to the question of why galaxies choose a particular internal mass distribution. Here we examine whether the distribution is set by thermodynamic equilibrium (TE). Traditionally, TE is discarded for a number of reasons including the inefficiency of two-body collisions to thermalize the mass distribution in a Hubble time
Sánchez Almeida, Jorge
Fecha de publicación:
3
2022