
Unpublished Paper
Creation of Peanut-Shaped Bulges via the Slow Mode of Bar Growth
Astronomical Society of the Pacific Conference Series
(2014)
Abstract
Recent theoretical work has implicated fast bar formation modes and subsequent evolution as the creation mechanism for the observed peanut-shaped bulges in some edge-on disk galaxies. We demonstrate an N-body simulation of a disk undergoing a contrasting slow mode of bar growth, unsubjected to a buckling instability, which nonetheless grows the 4:1 orbit family responsible for a peanut-shaped bulge. We also present a simulation with fast mode bar growth, which exhibits thickening similar to other work. A novel orbit classification method that finds dynamically distinct families is presented, allowing for a detailed analysis of angular momentum transfer channels within the disk.
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Publication Date
2014
Comments
Prepublished version downloaded from ArXiv. Published version is located at http://www.aspbooks.org/a/volumes/article_details/?paper_id=36023
Citation Information
Michael S. Peterson, Martin D. Weinberg and Neal S. Katz. "Creation of Peanut-Shaped Bulges via the Slow Mode of Bar Growth" Astronomical Society of the Pacific Conference Series (2014) Available at: http://works.bepress.com/neal_katz/8/