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This chapter briefly presents the generic components of disc galaxies, and details the fundamental tools and mechanisms of Hamiltonian dynamics essential to characterise their long-term evolution.
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Fouvry, JB. (2017). Introduction. In: Secular Evolution of Self-Gravitating Systems Over Cosmic Age. Springer Theses. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-66760-7_1
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