1411.4938Nov 17, 2014Invited talk at the "hommage a Michel Henon" conference held at the "Institut Henri Poincare" Paris, GRAVASCO trimestre, autumn 2013. Proceeding by Hermann Press, editors: Jean-Michel Alimi, Roya Mohayaee, Jerome Perez. Videos of all talks are available at: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL9kd4mpdvWcBLrN8u04IZW6-akNgLG7-_
A few of Michel Henon's contributions to dynamical astronomy
Scott Tremaine
Abstract
This article reviews Michel Henon's contributions to a diverse set of problems in astrophysical dynamics, including violent relaxation, Saturn's rings, roundoff error in orbit integrations, and planet formation.