Formation Mechanisms for Spirals in Barred Galaxies
Astrophysics
2009-10-31 v1
Abstract
We consider a scenario of formation of the spiral structure in barred galaxies. This scenario includes the new non-resonant mechanism of elongation of spirals, due to the characteristic behaviour of the gravitational potential beyond the principal spiral arms.
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@article{arxiv.astro-ph/0012199,
title = {Formation Mechanisms for Spirals in Barred Galaxies},
author = {Evgenii V. Polyachenko and Valerij L. Polyachenko},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:astro-ph/0012199},
year = {2009}
}