Large N-body galaxy simulations reveal high chaos with Lyapunov times that extrapolate to Milky Way galaxies being chaotic on timescales ≲ 0.1 Myr.
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The exponential growth of infinitesimal perturbations in the long-term evolution of simulated galaxies
Large N-body galaxy simulations reveal high chaos with Lyapunov times that extrapolate to Milky Way galaxies being chaotic on timescales ≲ 0.1 Myr.