High-resolution N-body Simulations of Galactic Cannibalism: The Magellanic Stream

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2004-02-09

arxiv.org/abs/astro-ph/0402187v1

Publ.Astron.Soc.Austral. 21 (2004) 222

Astronomy and Astrophysics

Astrophysics

6 pages, 4 figures, LaTeX (gcdv.sty). Refereed contribution to the 5th Galactic Chemodynamics conference held in Swinburne, Ju

Scientific paper

10.1071/AS04014

Hierarchical clustering represents the favoured paradigm for galaxy formation throughout the Universe; due to its proximity, the Magellanic system offers one of the few opportunities for astrophysicists to decompose the full six-dimensional phase-space history of a satellite in the midst of being cannibalised by its host galaxy. The availability of improved observational data for the Magellanic Stream and parallel advances in computational power has led us to revisit the canonical tidal model describing the disruption of the Small Magellanic Cloud and the consequent formation of the Stream. We suggest improvements to the tidal model in light of these recent advances.

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