Dynamical evolution of barred galaxies

DOI10.1007/S10569-004-4947-7MaRDI QIDQ1776100zbMATH OpenOpenAlexFDO

Authors E. Athanassoula

Publication date 20 May 2005

Published in Celestial Mechanics and Dynamical Astronomy (Search for Journal in Brave)

Full work available at URL https://arxiv.org/abs/astro-ph/0501196

zbMATH Keywords

bulges\(N\)-body simulationhalodisc galaxies

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Galactic and stellar dynamics (85A05) Research exposition (monographs, survey articles) pertaining to mechanics of particles and systems (70-02) Celestial mechanics (70F15) Research exposition (monographs, survey articles) pertaining to astronomy and astrophysics (85-02)

Abstract: Angular momentum redistribution within barred galaxies drives their dynamical evolution. Angular momentum is emitted mainly by near-resonant material in the bar region and absorbed by resonant material mainly in the outer disc and in the halo. This exchange determines the strength of the bar, the decrease of its pattern speed, as well as its morphology. If the galaxy has also a gaseous component and/or a companion or satellite, then these also take part in the angular momentum exchange. During the evolution a bar structure forms in the inner parts of the halo as well. This bar is shorter and fatter than the disc bar and stays so all through the simulation, although its length grows considerably with time. Viewed edge-on, the bar in the disc component acquires a boxy or peanut shape. I describe the families of periodic orbits that explain such structures and review the observations showing that boxy/peanut `bulges' are in fact just bars seen edge-on.

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