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Galaxy disc heating as a result of minor mergers
We perform a sample of N-body simulations of a minor merger between a Milky Way type galaxy and a satellite, which is density scaled version of the primary...
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PublicaciónGrowth of galactic bulges by mergers. II. Low-density satellitesContext: .Satellite accretion events have been invoked for mimicking the internal secular evolutionary processes of bulge growth. However, N-body simulations of...
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PublicaciónHarassment origin for kinematic substructures in dwarf elliptical galaxies?We have run high resolution N-body models simulating the encounter of a dwarf galaxy with a bright elliptical galaxy. The dwarf absorbs orbital angular momentum...
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PublicaciónModeling Tidal Streams in Evolving Dark Matter HalosWe explore whether stellar tidal streams can provide information on the secular, cosmological evolution of the Milky Way's gravitational potential and on the...
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PublicaciónNon-instantaneous gas recycling and chemical evolution in N-body disk galaxiesAfter briefly recalling basic facts about the metallicity gradients inspiral galaxies, we summarize two recent N-body gas-dynamical modelsthat implement a non...
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PublicaciónSpin alignment of dark matter haloes in the shells of the largest voidsUsing the high-resolution cosmological N-body simulation MareNostrum universe we study the orientation of shape and angular momentum of galaxy-size dark matter...
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PublicaciónStability and formation of the resonant system HD 73526Context: Based on radial velocity measurements, it has been found that the two giant planets detected around the star HD 73526 are in 2:1 resonance. However, as...
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PublicaciónStability of collisionless self-gravitating systems.Not Available
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PublicaciónSurface density profiles of collisionless disc merger remnantsWe present a detailed surface density analysis of a large sample of simulated collisionless mergers of disc galaxies with bulges (mass ratios 1:1, 2:1, 3:1, 4:1...