Astronomy and Astrophysics – Astrophysics
Scientific paper
2001-12-04
Astronomy and Astrophysics
Astrophysics
11 pages, 4 figures, includes dunk2001_asp.sty, invited paper for the Ken Freeman conference "The Dynamics, Structure and Hist
Scientific paper
In this paper I argue that, far from necessarily hindering bar formation in disc galaxies, inner haloes may stimulate it. This constitutes a new instability mechanism by which bars can grow. To show this I use a number of N-body simulations whose initial conditions have identical discs and more or less concentrated haloes. They show that the bar that grows in the more halo-dominated environment is considerably stronger than the bar that grows in the more disc-dominated environment. This result is obtained from simulations with live haloes, i.e. composed of particles which respond to the disc and take part in the evolution. On the other hand, if the halo is rigid, it hinders or quenches bar formation, as expected. Comparison of two simulations which are identical in everything, except that the halo is live in the first one and rigid in the second one, leads me to suggest that the halo response can help the bar grow. Following the orbits of the stars in the halo, I find that a considerable fraction of the halo particles are in resonance with the bar. The halo may thus take angular momentum from the bar and stimulate its growth. I finally discuss whether and how the results of the N-body simulations can be applied to real galaxies.
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