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We develop a model for spiral galaxies based on a nonlinear realization of the Newtonian dynamics starting from the momentum and mass conservations in the phase space. The radial solution exhibits a rotation curve in qualitative accordance…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-09-15 C. A. M. de Melo , S. T. Resende

Feng & Gallo (2011) developed a numerical method of deriving rotation curves from the density distribution and, in particular, the inverse problem while considering just a self-gravitating disc and the thin disc approximation. Our first aim…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2020-03-16 Gonzalo Fernandez-Torija Daza , Martin Lopez-Corredoira

This paper continues previous work on a novel alternative model of gravity, based on the theory of fractional-dimension spaces applied to Newton's law of gravitation. In particular, our Newtonian Fractional-Dimension Gravity is now applied…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2021-02-15 Gabriele U. Varieschi

The observed rotation curves of disc galaxies, ranging from late-type dwarf galaxies to early-type spirals, can be fit remarkably well simply by scaling up the contributions of the stellar and HI discs. This `baryonic scaling model' can…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2015-06-05 R. A. Swaters , R. Sancisi , J. M. van der Hulst , T. S. van Albada

We investigate the rotation curve of the Milky Way using a multi-component mass model including a stellar disk, a gaseous disk, a bulge/bar component, and a dark-matter halo. The stellar and gas contributions are calibrated using recent…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2026-03-17 Zi Liu

Circular velocities of stars and gas in galaxies generally do not decline in accordance with widely expected Keplerian fall-off in velocities further from the galactic nucleus. Two main groups of theories were proposed to explain the…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2014-06-11 Konstantin Pavlovich , Alex Pavlovich , Alan Sipols

I review the connection between dynamics and the baryonic mass distribution in rotationally supported galaxies. The enclosed dynamical mass-to-light ratio increases with decreasing galaxy luminosity and surface brightness. The correlation…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2015-03-27 Stacy S. McGaugh

In earlier papers in this series we determined the intrinsic stellar disc kinematics of fifteen intermediate to late type edge-on spiral galaxies using a dynamical modeling technique. From the photometry we find that intrinsically more…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-10 M. Kregel , P. C. van der Kruit , K. C. Freeman

Within the disk model framework used to approximately describe flattened galaxies, we develop an iterative method of determining column mass density from rotation curve supplemented with isotropic velocity dispersion profile. This…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2015-12-08 Szymon Sikora , Łukasz Bratek , Joanna Jałocha , Marek Kutschera

In this paper we propose a new method for reconstructing the surface density of matter in flat disks of spiral galaxies. The surface density is expressed through observational rotation velocity curves of visible matter in the disks of…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2015-05-28 Alexander Shatskiy , Igor Novikov , Olga K. Sil'chenko , Jakob Hansen , Ivan Yu. Katkov

We are studying the mass distribution in a sample of 50 early type spiral galaxies, with morphological type betweens S0 and Sab and absolute magnitudes M_B between -18 and -22; they form the massive and high-surface brightness extreme of…

Astrophysics · Physics 2007-05-23 E. Noordermeer , J. M. van der Hulst , R. Sancisi , R. A. Swaters , .

The origin of diverse kinematic morphologies observed in low-mass galaxies is unclear. In this study, we investigate the kinematic morphologies of central galaxies with stellar mass $10^{8.5-9.0} M_\odot$ at $z=0$ in the TNG50-1…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2024-07-04 Guangquan Zeng , Lan Wang , Liang Gao , Hang Yang

A theory is developed for the dynamics of eccentric perturbations $[\propto \exp(\pm i\phi)]$ of a disk galaxy residing in a spherical dark matter halo and including a spherical bulge component. The disk is represented as a large number $N$…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-10-31 R. V. E. Lovelace , L. Zhang , D. A. Kornreich , M. P. Haynes

We consider the consequences of applying general relativity to the description of the dynamics of a galaxy, given the observed flattened rotation curves. The galaxy is modeled as a stationary axially symmetric pressure-free fluid. In spite…

Astrophysics · Physics 2010-10-27 F. I. Cooperstock , S. Tieu

We review the most recent evidence for the amazing properties of the density distribution of dark matter around spiral galaxies. Their rotation curves, coadded according to the galaxy luminosity, conform to an universal profile which can be…

Astrophysics · Physics 2007-05-23 P. Salucci , A. Borriello

Spiral galaxies have most of their stellar mass in a large rotating disk, and only a modest fraction in a central spheroidal bulge. This poses a major challenge for cosmological models of galaxy formation. Galaxies form at the centre of…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2015-05-14 Marie Martig , Frederic Bournaud

High-accuracy rotation curves of spiral galaxies show a steep rise in the central few hundred pc region, indicating high concentration of mass toward the center. Using the rotation curves, we idrectly calculate radial distributions of the…

Astrophysics · Physics 2007-05-23 Yoshiaki Sofue

Matter at ultra-high densities finds a physical realization inside neutron stars. One key property is their maximum mass, which has far-reaching implications for astrophysics and the equation of state of ultra dense matter. In this work, we…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2025-07-01 Lívia S. Rocha , Jorge E. Horvath , Lucas M. de Sá , Gustavo Y. Chinen , Lucas G. Barão , Marcio G. B. de Avellar

In galactic disks, galactic rotation sets the bulk motion of gas, and its energy and momentum can be transferred toward small scales. Additionally, in the interstellar medium, random and noncircular motions arise from stellar feedback,…

Astronomers have been using the measured luminosity to estimate the {\em luminous mass} of stars, based on empirically established mass-to-light ratio which seems to be only applicable to a special class of stars---the main-sequence…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2016-08-23 James Q. Feng , C. F. Gallo