Evolution of barred galaxies by dynamical friction

Details Evolution of barred galaxies by dynamical friction Evolution of barred galaxies by dynamical friction

Mar 1985

adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1985mnras.213..451w&link_type=abstract

Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society (ISSN 0035-8711), vol. 213, March 15, 1985, p. 451-471.

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Barred Galaxies, Computational Astrophysics, Disk Galaxies, Galactic Evolution, Halos, Angular Momentum, Computerized Simulation, Differential Equations, Hamiltonian Functions, Integral Equations, Torque

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The transfer of angular momentum between the bar and halo components of a galaxy is computed using both analytic dynamical friction theory and 'semi-restricted' n-body simulations. The two methods yield results which are in qualitative agreement and demonstrate that dynamical friction can exert strong torques on galactic bars. A rotating rigid bar with typical parameters initially ending at corotation slows down in several bar rotation times in the presence of an isothermal halo. This rapid angular momentum transfer implies that the corotation radius must be far beyond the end of the bar unless: (1) angular momentum is added to the bar (i.e. by the disc) allowing an equilibrium bar pattern speed to be reached; (2) the galactic halo is small or non-existent; or (3) the bar is weak.

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