Dynamics of dwarf-spheroidals and the da
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R. Cowsik; Charu Ratnam; Pijushpani Bhattacharjee; Subhabrata Majumdar
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Article
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2007
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Elsevier Science
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English
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The dynamics of the dwarf-spheroidal (dSph) galaxies in the gravitational field of the Galaxy is investigated with particular reference to their susceptibility to tidal break-up. Based on the observed paucity of the dSphs at small Galactocentric distances, we put forward the hypothesis that subseque