The role of close passages of galaxies and the asymmetry of their dark haloes in the formation of their spiral patterns

Details The role of close passages of galaxies and the asymmetry of their dark haloes in the formation of their spiral patterns The role of close passages of galaxies and the asymmetry of their dark haloes in the formation of their spiral patterns

Oct 2006

adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=2006arep...50..785t&link_type=abstract

Astronomy Reports, vol. 50, Issue 10, p.785-801

Astronomy and Astrophysics

Astronomy

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Pacs Numbers 98.62.Gq, 98.62.Hr, 98.65.Fz

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The influence of close passages of galaxies on the shapes of disk galaxies and the distribution of stars in them is studied for several types of interactions in the framework of the restricted N-body problem. Depending on the conditions adopted, either two spiral density waves or ring structures are formed in the stellar disk of the galaxy. These structures can generate star formation fronts with the corresponding shape, as are observed in disk galaxies. Our calculations can also be applied to study the influence of the passage of a nearby star on a protoplanetary disk. The formation of ring structures there could specify the type of planet formation in the outer regions of the planetary system and the distribution of semimajor axes for the planetary orbits. We use the same model to study the generation and evolution of spiral density waves in the stellar disks of galaxies as a result of the recently found asymmetry of the gravitational potential in the massive dark haloes in disk galaxies. The dipole component of the gravitational field of the halo can continuously permanently generate the spiral structure in disk galaxies.

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