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TheN-body problem does not have an exact and analytic solution, and computer technique or computer simulation can be a good candidate to solve it. Computing speed in computer simulation is very important. There are many algorithms and computational methods in computer simulation which reduce computer time.
In this report a computer simulation model in a cylindrical coordinate, in which the FACR (Fourier Analysis and Cyclic Reduction) method is used, has been proposed and demonstrated the presence of spiral, barred, and ringed galaxy. The method using a cylindrical grid has good symmetrical properties specially for rotating stellar systems.
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Song, S., Jung, C.W., Kim, S.Y. et al. Computer simulation of three-dimensional stellar systems in cylindrical coordinates. Astrophys Space Sci 193, 217–234 (1992). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00643202
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