Statistics – Computation
Scientific paper
Aug 1991
adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1991apj...377...72m&link_type=abstract
Astrophysical Journal, Part 1 (ISSN 0004-637X), vol. 377, Aug. 10, 1991, p. 72-88. Research supported by Ambrose Monell Foundati
Statistics
Computation
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Computational Astrophysics, Disk Galaxies, Interacting Galaxies, Star Formation, Active Galaxies, Gravitational Effects, Interstellar Matter, Starburst Galaxies
Scientific paper
Models of star-forming disk galaxies involved in galaxy-galaxy interactions are presented, employing a restricted three-body approach to the gravitational forces, a discrete cloud model of the ISM, and a modified Schmidt law for star formation. The models are used to examine the star-forming properties of a wide range of encounters with differing galaxy orbits and disk inclinations. It is found that the majority of the encounters lead to galaxies which exhibit normal star-forming properties, and that the triggering of very active starburst galaxies is rare. Additionally, close encounters can lead to suppressed star formation, because of the rapid loss of gas in the inner disk. However, the models cannot account for the most active star-forming galaxies, with order-of-magnitude increases in their global SFR.
Bothun Gregory D.
Mihos James Christopher
Richstone Douglas O.
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