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Session 26 -- The Dynamics of Large Scale Structure

Oral presentation, Tuesday, June 13, 1995, 8:30am - 12:30pm

[26.03] Lagrangian methods for understanding non-linear dynamics

The study of the gravitational instability of collisionless matter is highly simplified if we adopt the Lagrangian picture, in which observables, such as the density and the velocity field, are evolved along particles trajectories. This also provides a direct way to compare the Newtonian and relativistic approach, allowing us to understand when relativistic effects become important.

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