The Evolution of Bar Pattern Speed with Time and Bulge Prominence

dc.creatorGadotti, Dimitri A.
dc.date2008-11-26
dc.date.accessioned2026-07-07T12:04:45Z
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dc.descriptionResults from the modelling of bars in nearly 300 galaxies are used to test predictions from theoretical work on the evolution of bars. Correlations are found between bar ellipticity and boxiness, between bar strength and normalised size, between the normalised sizes of bars and bulges, and between normalised bar size and bulge-to-total ratio. Bars with different ellipticities follow parallel lines in the latter two correlations. These correlations suggest that, formed with different sizes and ellipticities, bars slow down and grow longer and stronger, in agreement with theoretical work. As a consequence, bar pattern speeds should become lower with time, and towards galaxies with more prominent bulges.
dc.description6 pages, 5 figures; to appear in "Tumbling, Twisting, and Winding Galaxies: Pattern Speeds along the Hubble Sequence", E.M. Corsini and V.P. Debattista (eds.), Memorie della Societa Astronomica Italiana
dc.identifierhttps://arxiv.org/abs/0811.4299
dc.identifierhttp://arxiv.org/abs/0811.4299
dc.identifier.urihttp://salesiana.dossiersoluciones.com/handle/123456789/208195
dc.subjectAstrophysics
dc.titleThe Evolution of Bar Pattern Speed with Time and Bulge Prominence
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