High-resolution N-body Simulations of Galactic Cannibalism: The Magellanic Stream

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dc.creatorConnors, Tim W.
dc.creatorKawata, Daisuke
dc.creatorMaddison, Sarah T.
dc.creatorGibson, Brad K.
dc.date2004-02-09
dc.date.accessioned2026-07-07T02:12:10Z
dc.date.available2026-07-07T02:12:10Z
dc.descriptionHierarchical clustering represents the favoured paradigm for galaxy formation throughout the Universe; due to its proximity, the Magellanic system offers one of the few opportunities for astrophysicists to decompose the full six-dimensional phase-space history of a satellite in the midst of being cannibalised by its host galaxy. The availability of improved observational data for the Magellanic Stream and parallel advances in computational power has led us to revisit the canonical tidal model describing the disruption of the Small Magellanic Cloud and the consequent formation of the Stream. We suggest improvements to the tidal model in light of these recent advances.
dc.description6 pages, 4 figures, LaTeX (gcdv.sty). Refereed contribution to the 5th Galactic Chemodynamics conference held in Swinburne, July 2003. Accepted for publication in PASA. Version with high resolution figures available at http://astronomy.swin.edu.au/staff/tconnors/publications.html
dc.identifierhttps://arxiv.org/abs/astro-ph/0402187
dc.identifierhttp://arxiv.org/abs/astro-ph/0402187
dc.identifierPubl.Astron.Soc.Austral. 21 (2004) 222
dc.identifierdoi:10.1071/AS04014
dc.identifier.urihttp://salesiana.dossiersoluciones.com/handle/123456789/7366
dc.subjectAstrophysics
dc.titleHigh-resolution N-body Simulations of Galactic Cannibalism: The Magellanic Stream
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