Dynamical evolution of a bulge in an N-body model of the Milky Way
Astrophysics of Galaxies
2015-05-30 v1
Abstract
The detailed dynamical structure of the bulge in the Milky Way is currently under debate. Although kinematics of the bulge stars can be well reproduced by a boxy-bulge, the possible existence of a small embedded classical bulge can not be ruled out. We study the dynamical evolution of a small classical bulge in a model of the Milky Way using a self-consistent high resolution N-body simulation. Detailed kinematics and dynamical properties of such a bulge are presented.
Cite
@article{arxiv.1110.4832,
title = {Dynamical evolution of a bulge in an N-body model of the Milky Way},
author = {Kanak Saha and Inma Martinez-Valpuesta and Ortwin Gerhard},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1110.4832},
year = {2015}
}
Comments
2 pages, 2 figures, to appear in the proceedings of "Assembling the Puzzle of the Milky Way", Le Grand Bornand (April 17-22, 2011), C. Reyle, A. Robin, M. Schultheis (eds.)