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Non-linear Coupling of Spiral Waves and Modes: the m=1 - m=2 Connection in Lopsided Galaxies

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  03 August 2017

M. Tagger  and
E. Athanassoula
M. Tagger
Affiliation:
Service d'Astrophysique, CEN Saclay, France
E. Athanassoula
Affiliation:
Observatoire de Marseille, France

Abstract

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It is suggested that the asymmetric structure of lopsided galaxies can be explained by nonlinear coupling of m=1 and m=2 spirals. These structures cooperate to transfer energy and angular momentum outwards, much farther than they individually could.

Type
IV- Models of Spiral Structure
Information
Symposium - International Astronomical Union , Volume 146: Dynamics of Galaxies and their Molecular Cloud Distributions , 1991 , pp. 105 - 107
Copyright
Copyright © Kluwer 1991 

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