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Correlations between intrinsic galaxy shapes on large-scales arise due to the effect of the tidal field of the large-scale structure. Anisotropic primordial non-Gaussianity induces a distinct scale-dependent imprint in these tidal…

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We investigate the measurement correlation between the effective spin and the effective tidal deformability in gravitational wave signals from binary neutron star mergers. To efficiently measure the effective tidal deformability parameter,…

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Using a set of cosmological hydro-dynamical simulations, we constrained the properties of primordial magnetic fields by studying their impact on the formation and evolution of dwarf galaxies. We performed a large set of simulations (8 dark…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2020-11-04 Mahsa Sanati , Yves Revaz , Jennifer Schober , Kerstin E. Kunze , Pascale Jablonka

Gravitational waves from compact binary coalescences are valuable for testing theories of gravity in the strong field regime. By measuring neutron star tidal deformability using gravitational waves from binary neutron stars, stringent…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2024-08-21 Stephanie M. Brown

We show that tidal interaction among galaxy clusters can account for their observed alignments and very marked elongation and, consequently, that these characteristics of clusters are actually consistent with them being formed in…

Astrophysics · Physics 2014-10-13 Eduard Salvador-Sole , Jose M. Solanes

Magnetic fields are an important component of the interstellar medium (ISM) and exhibit strongly varying field strengths and a non-trivial correlation with the gas density. Its dynamical impact varies between individual regions of the ISM…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2021-08-20 Philipp Girichidis

We investigate hydromagnetic turbulence of primordial magnetic fields using magnetohydrodynamics (MHD) in an expanding universe. We present the basic, covariant MHD equations, find solutions for MHD waves in the early universe, and…

Astrophysics · Physics 2014-10-13 Axel Brandenburg , Kari Enqvist , Poul Olesen

We study the effect of large-scale tidal fields on internal halo properties using a set of N-body simulations. We measure significant cross-correlations between large-scale tidal fields and several non-scalar halo properties: shapes,…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2019-10-16 Andrej Obuljen , Neal Dalal , Will J. Percival

Tidal forces acting on galaxies in clusters lead to a strong dynamical evolution. In order to quantify the amount of evolution, I run self-consistent N-body simulations of disk galaxies for a variety of models in the hierarchically forming…

Astrophysics · Physics 2008-11-26 Oleg Y. Gnedin

Stars and planets in close systems are magnetised but the influence of magnetic fields on their tidal responses (and vice versa) and dissipation rates has not been well explored. We present exploratory nonlinear magnetohydrodynamical (MHD)…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2025-07-18 Aurélie Astoul , Adrian J. Barker

The line-of-sight peculiar velocities of galaxies contribute to their observed redshifts, breaking the translational invariance of galaxy clustering down to a rotational invariance around the observer. This becomes important when the…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2020-07-29 Emanuele Castorina , Martin White

Within scalar-tensor (ST) theories, neutron stars in binary systems experience tidal deformations caused by both their companion and the scalar field. These deformations are strongly correlated to the star's internal structure and…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2026-04-20 Eve Dones , Laura Bernard

It has recently been argued that the observed ellipticities of galaxies may be determined at least in part by the primordial tidal gravitational field in which the galaxy formed. Long-range correlations in the tidal field could thus lead to…

Astrophysics · Physics 2017-08-23 Jonathan Mackey

We study the generation and evolution of second-order energy-density perturbations arising from primordial gravitational waves. Such "tensor-induced scalar modes" approximately evolve as standard linear matter perturbations and may leave…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2022-08-30 Pritha Bari , Angelo Ricciardone , Nicola Bartolo , Daniele Bertacca , Sabino Matarrese

The orientation of galaxy spin vectors within the large scale structure has been considered an important test of our understanding of structure formation. We investigate the angular changes of galaxy spin vectors in clusters - denser…

Magnetic fields of laboratory, planetary, stellar, and galactic plasmas commonly exhibit significant order on large temporal or spatial scales compared to the otherwise random motions within the hosting system. Such ordered fields can be…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2015-06-18 Eric G. Blackman

The tidal torque theory (TTT) predicts that galaxy spins are correlated with the surrounding tidal field, reflecting how angular momentum is acquired during structure formation. We present a new observational test of this prediction using…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2025-12-05 Jun-Sung Moon , Teppei Okumura

Tidal interactions of galaxies in galaxy clusters have been proposed as one potential explanation of the morphology-density relation at low masses. The efficiency of tidal transformation is expected to depend strongly on the orbit of a…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2015-04-15 Daniel Bialas , Thorsten Lisker , Christoph Olczak , Rainer Spurzem , Ralf Kotulla

A framework is introduced for coupling the evolution of galactic magnetic fields sustained by the mean-field dynamo with the formation and evolution of galaxies in cold dark matter cosmology. Estimates of the steady-state strength of the…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2015-05-20 Luiz Felippe S. Rodrigues , Anvar Shukurov , Andrew Fletcher , Carlton Baugh

Filaments of the cosmic web drive spin acquisition of disc galaxies. The point process of filament-type saddle represent best this environment and can be used to revisit the Tidal Torque Theory in the context of an anisotropic peak (saddle)…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2017-03-08 Christophe Pichon , Sandrine Codis , Dmitry Pogosyan , Yohan Dubois , Vincent Desjacques , Julien Devriendt