Schwarzschild's method

== English == === Alternative forms === Schwarzschild method === Etymology === Named after German-American astrophysicist Martin Schwarzschild (1912–1997). === Noun === Schwarzschild's method (uncountable) (astrophysics, astronomy) A method to develop triaxial equilibrium kinematic models of actual galaxies (without knowledge of the motions of the component elements of the actual galaxies) using a grid and assigning masses and orbits, simulating gravitational evolution with the resulting estimated distributions, to compare with the actual galaxy, until a model results in similarity with the actual galaxy. ==== Derived terms ==== Schwarzschild model (a model built by using the Schwarzschild's method)