Astronomy and Astrophysics – Astronomy
Scientific paper
Jun 1978
adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1978mnras.183..779b&link_type=abstract
Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, vol. 183, June 1978, p. 779-797.
Astronomy and Astrophysics
Astronomy
141
Elliptical Galaxies, Galactic Structure, Halos, Disks (Shapes), Gravitational Effects, Hydrogen Clouds, Twisting, Warpage
Scientific paper
Observationally testable consequences of the hypothesis that galactic disks are confined less by their self-gravity than that of some hot stellar component are sought. Theoretical and observational studies are reviewed which suggest that elliptical galaxies are typically triaxial in form. It is argued that any hot stellar component is likely to be similarly spherical. The motion of a galactic disk about such a population is calculated. Within the plane the flow is to first order along similar concentric ellipses and without of the plane, provided that certain conditions on the background field are met, an oscillation may be excited which can cause isolated galaxies to become warped. The circular motion of matter in such disks will manifest itself in the misalignment of the apparent minor axis and the H I zero-velocity contour. Such an effect may be present in a number of recent H I surveys, although the data presently available do not allow definite conclusions. Alternative explanations of galactic warps are reviewed and their relation to the present proposal discussed.
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