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Kinematics and Dynamics of the Magellanic Clouds

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  04 August 2017

K. C. Freeman
K. C. Freeman*
Affiliation:
Mount Stromlo and Siding Spring Observatories, Research School of Physical Sciences, The Australian National University

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Why are the kinematics and dynamics of the Magellanic Clouds worth studying ? Some of the reasons are:

  1. 1. The Clouds are the closest examples of Magellanic systems. These asymmetric systems give some interesting dynamical problems. Because the Clouds are so close, a unique amount of information can be obtained on the kinematics of objects of all ages. This should be very helpful for understanding the dynamics.

  2. 2. The Clouds and the Galaxy are interacting. This produces complex kinematics of the gas in and between the Clouds, and also the Magellanic Stream. Again, very detailed information can be derived. We would like to know enough about the gas dynamics of interacting galaxies, to be able to explain the kinematics produced by this interaction.

  3. 3. The interaction will affect the star formation and chemical evolution in the Clouds. As new results are obtained on the star formation history and the chemical evolution, it is important to follow in parallel the dynamical history of the system, to see if the dynamics, star formation and chemical evolution can be tied together.

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Symposium - International Astronomical Union , Volume 108: Structure and Evolution of the Magellanic Clouds , 1984 , pp. 107 - 114
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Copyright © Reidel 1984 

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