Dynamical friction on satellite galaxies
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Michiko Fujii Department of Astronomy, Graduate School of Science, the University of Tokyo, Tokyo, 113 [email protected] Yoko Funato General Systems Studies, Graduate Division of International and Interdisciplinary Studies, University of Tokyo, Tokyo, 153 [email protected] and Junichiro Makino Department of Astronomy, Graduate School of Science, the University of Tokyo, Tokyo, 113 [email protected]
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