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Physical Processes in Star–Gas Systems

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  05 March 2013

R. Spurzem ,
P. Berczik ,
G. Hensler ,
Ch. Theis ,
P. Amaro-Seoane ,
M. Freitag  and
A. Just
R. Spurzem*
Affiliation:
Astronomisches Rechen-Institut, 69120 Heidelberg, Germany
P. Berczik
Affiliation:
Astronomisches Rechen-Institut, 69120 Heidelberg, Germany Main Astronomical Observatory of Ukrainian National Academy of Sciences, 03680 Kiev, Ukraine
G. Hensler
Affiliation:
Institut für Theoretische Physik und Astrophysik, Universität Kiel, 24098 Kiel, Germany
Ch. Theis
Affiliation:
Institut für Theoretische Physik und Astrophysik, Universität Kiel, 24098 Kiel, Germany
P. Amaro-Seoane
Affiliation:
Astronomisches Rechen-Institut, 69120 Heidelberg, Germany
M. Freitag
Affiliation:
Astronomisches Rechen-Institut, 69120 Heidelberg, Germany
A. Just
Affiliation:
Astronomisches Rechen-Institut, 69120 Heidelberg, Germany
*
4E-mail: [email protected]
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Abstract

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We first present a recently developed three-dimensional chemodynamic code for galaxy evolution from the Kiev–Kiel collaboration. It follows the evolution of all components of a galaxy, such as dark matter, stars, molecular clouds and diffuse interstellar matter. Dark matter and stars are treated as collisionless N-body systems. The interstellar matter is numerically described by a smoothed particle hydrodynamics approach for the diffuse (hot) gas and a sticky particle scheme for the (cool) molecular clouds. Physical processes, such as star formation, stellar death, or condensation and evaporation processes of clouds interacting with the ISM are described locally. An example application of the model to a star forming dwarf galaxy will be shown for comparison with other codes. Secondly, we will discuss new kinds of exotic chemodynamic processes, as they occur in dense gas–star systems in galactic nuclei, such as non-standard ‘drag’-force interactions, destructive and gas-producing stellar collisions. Their implementation in one-dimensional dynamic models of galactic nuclei is presented. Future prospects to generalise these to three dimensions are in progress and will be discussed.

Keywords

Galaxy: formation
Type
Research Article
Information
Publications of the Astronomical Society of Australia , Volume 21 , Issue 2: The Fifth Workshop on Galactic Chemodynamics , 2004 , pp. 188 - 191
Copyright
Copyright © Astronomical Society of Australia 2004

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