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This paper is devoted to explore some relativistic configurations of stellar objects for static spherically symmetric structures in the context of modified $f(\mathcal{G})$ gravity, by exploiting the Tolman-Kuchowicz spacetime [1,2]. We…

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We present the results of a spectroscopic survey of the kinematic structure of star-forming galaxies at redshift z ~ 2 - 3 using Keck/OSIRIS integral field spectroscopy. Our sample is comprised of 12 galaxies between redshifts z ~ 2.0 and…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2014-11-18 David R. Law , Charles C. Steidel , Dawn K. Erb , James E. Larkin , Max Pettini , Alice E. Shapley , Shelley A. Wright

In this paper, two models of interest for Celestial Mechanics are presented and analysed, using both analytic and numerical techniques, from the point of view of the possible presence of regular and/or chaotic motion, as well as the…

Earth and Planetary Astrophysics · Physics 2024-02-02 Irene De Blasi

GAIA data will create a precise 3-dimensional map of the Galaxy, providing positional information, radial velocities, luminosity, temperature and chemical composition of a representative sample of stars. Here we present a new implementation…

Astrophysics · Physics 2007-05-23 G. Bertelli , A. Vallenari , S. Pasetto , C. Chiosi

Observers experience a series of limitations when measuring galaxy kinematics, such as variable seeing conditions and aperture size. These effects can be reduced using empirical corrections, but these equations are usually applicable within…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2020-07-08 K. E. Harborne , J. van de Sande , L. Cortese , C. Power , A. S. G. Robotham , C. D. P. Lagos , S. Croom

1) Rotation Curves and M/L Evolution for Galaxies to z=0.4, (Bershady, Haynes, Giovanelli, & Andersen) 2) Mass Estimates of Starbursting Galaxies: Line Widths versus Near-IR Luminosities (Jangren, Bershady, & Gronwall) 3) Galaxy Kinematics…

Astrophysics · Physics 2007-05-23 M. A. Bershady , A. Jangren , D. R. Andersen , M. P. Haynes , R. Giovanelli , C. Gronwall

We present the molecular gas morphology and kinematics of seven nearby Seyfert galaxies obtained from our 230~GHz ALMA observations. The CO J=2-1 kinematics within the inner $\sim30$" ($\lesssim9$~kpc) reveals rotation patterns that have…

We present a series of 20 cosmological zoom simulations of the formation of massive galaxies with and without a model for AGN feedback. Differences in stellar population and kinematic properties are evaluated by constructing mock integral…

Using a new algorithm for estimating the actions of orbits a parametrised distribution function is automatically fitted to observational data for the solar neighbourhood. We adopt a gravitational potential that is generated by three discs…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2015-06-05 James Binney

In the $(\lambda_{\rm R}, \varepsilon)$ and $(V/\sigma, \varepsilon)$ diagrams for characterizing dynamical states, the fast-rotator galaxies (both early-type and spirals) are distributed within a well-defined leaf-shaped envelope. This was…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2020-11-04 Bitao Wang , Michele Cappellari , Yingjie Peng

Aims. We present the first three-dimensional internal motions for individual stars in the Draco dwarf spheroidal galaxy. Methods. By combining first-epoch $Hubble$ $Space$ $Telescope$ observations and second-epoch $Gaia$ Data Release 2…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2020-01-08 Davide Massari , Amina Helmi , Alessio Mucciarelli , Laura V. Sales , Lorenzo Spina , Eline Tolstoy

We present a new theoretical population synthesis model (the Galaxy Model) to examine and deal with large amounts of data from surveys of the Milky Way and to decipher the present and past structure and history of our own Galaxy. We assume…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2016-07-27 S. Pasetto , G. Natale , D. Kawata , C. Chiosi , J. A. S. Hunt , C. Brogliato

The angular momentum of galaxies controls the kinematics of their stars, which in turn drives observable quantities such as the apparent radius, the bulge fraction, and the alignment with other nearby structures. To show how angular…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2022-10-12 Corentin Cadiou , Andrew Pontzen , Hiranya V. Peiris

Recent observations of our neighbouring galaxy M31 have revealed that its disk was shaped by widespread events. The evidence for this includes the high dispersion ($V/\sigma$ $\le$ 3) of stars older than 2 Gyr, and a global star formation…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2018-02-28 F. Hammer , Y. B. Yang , J. L. Wang , R. Ibata , H. Flores , M. Puech

The kinematics of galaxies provide valuable insights in their physics and assembly history. Kinematics are governed not only by the gravitational potential, but also by merger events and stellar feedback processes such as stellar winds and…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2022-10-26 Arjan Bik , Göran Östlin , Matthew Hayes , Jens Melinder , Veronica Menacho

We investigate the stellar kinematics of the bulge and disk components in 826 galaxies with a wide range of morphology from the Sydney-AAO Multi-object Integral-field spectroscopy (SAMI) Galaxy Survey. The spatially-resolved rotation…

We use Gaia DR3 to explore how well equilibrium dynamical models based on the Jeans equations and the Schwarzschild orbit superposition method are able to describe LMC's 5-dimensional phase-space distribution and line-of-sight (LOS)…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2024-12-04 Nikolay Kacharov , Behzad Tahmasebzadeh , Maria-Rosa L. Cioni , Glenn van de Ven , Ling Zhu , Sergey Khoperskov

(abridged) Photometry and long-slit spectroscopy are presented for a sample of 6 galaxies with a low surface brightness stellar disc and a bulge. The stellar and ionised-gas kinematics were measured along the major and minor axis in half of…

The structure and kinematics of the recognized stellar components of the Milky Way are explored, based on well-determined atmospheric parameters and kinematic quantities for 32360 calibration stars from the Sloan Digital Sky Survey (SDSS)…

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…

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