Galactic Cannibalism: the Origin of the Magellanic Stream

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2002-01-24

arxiv.org/abs/astro-ph/0201401v1

Astrophys.Space Sci. 281 (2002) 421-422

Astronomy and Astrophysics

Astrophysics

2 pages, 1 figure, to appear in "The Evolution of Galaxies II: Basic Building Blocks", (2002) ed. M. Sauvage et al. (Kluwer)

Scientific paper

10.1023/A:1019599415181

We are in a privileged location in the Universe which allows us to observe galactic interactions from close range -- the merger of our two nearest dwarf satellite galaxies, the LMC and SMC. It is important to understand the local merger process before we can have confidence in understanding mergers at high redshift. We present high resolution Nbody+SPH simulations of the disruption of the LMC and SMC and the formation of the Magellanic Stream, and discuss the implications for galaxy formation and evolution.

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