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Auteurs principaux: Wright, Thomas J, Binney, James
Format: Preprint
Publié: 2025
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Accès en ligne:https://arxiv.org/abs/2512.06519
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  • The challenge presented by computing actions for eccentric orbits in axisymmetric potentials is discussed. In the limit of vanishing angular momentum about the potential's symmetry axis, there is a clean distinction between box and loop orbits. We show that this distinction persists into the regime of non-zero angular momentum. In the case of a Staeckel potential, there is a critical value I_{3crit}(E) of the third integral I_3 below which I_3 does not contribute to the centrifugal barrier. An orbit is of box or loop type according as its value of I_3 is smaller or greater than I_{3crit}. We give algorithms for determining I_{3crit}(E) and the critical action Jzcrit below which orbits in any given potential are boxes. It is hard to compute the actions and especially the frequencies of orbits that have Jz ~ Jzcrit using the Staeckel Fudge. A modification of the Fudge that alleviates the problem is described.