On the role of interstellar gas in spiral galaxies

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Disk Galaxies, Galactic Structure, Interstellar Gas, Spiral Galaxies, Stellar Structure, Differential Equations, Galactic Rotation, Gas Density, Two Fluid Models, Velocity Distribution

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This paper discusses the role played by the interstellar gas in spiral galaxies. To represent a disk-shaped galaxy, a two-gas-disk model (one for the interstellar gas disk and the other for the stellar disk) is adopted. The following conclusions are drawn from the analysis: (1) with the different velocity dispersion between gas and stars, the stellar arm must be divorced from the gas arm; (2) such divorce makes the spiral mode of density waves in a disk-shaped galaxy unstable; (3) the ratio between the densities of gas and stars in galaxies should be less than a certain value to maintain the density waves for a long time; and (4) the less the ratio is, the more tightly the spiral arm winds up.

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