Dynamical evolution of galactic disks driven by interaction with a satellite |
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| Authors: | Toshio Tsuchiya |
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| Institution: | 1. Astronomisches Rechen-Institut, M?nchhofstr 12-14, 69120, Heidelberg, Germany
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| Abstract: | Dynamical evolution of galactic disks driven by interaction with satellite galaxies, particularly the problem of the disk
warping and thickening is studied numerically. One of the main purpose of the study is to resolve the long standing problem
of the origin of the disk warping. A possible cause of the warp is interaction with a satellite galaxy. In the case of the
Milky Way, the LMC has been considered as the candidate. Some linear analysis have already given a positive result, but one
had to wait for a fully self-consistent simulation as a proof. I have accomplished the numerical simulations with a million
particles, by introducing a hybrid algorithm, SCF-TREE. Those simulations give us quantitative estimates for the Milky Way
system. We have found an example in which large warp amplitudes are developed. We also found that the warp amplitudes depend
on the halo distribution. Among our three models, the most massive and spherical halo is preferable for the observable warp
excitation.
This revised version was published online in August 2006 with corrections to the Cover Date. |
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| Keywords: | galaxies: The Galaxy: kinematics and dynamics |
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