The Stability of Some Galaxy Disks is Still Perplexing

The problem of how some disk galaxies avoid forming bars remains unsolved. Many galaxy models having reasonable properties continue to manifest vigorous instabilities that rapidly form strong bars and no widely accepted idea has yet been advanced to account for how some disk galaxies manage to avoid...

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Main Authors: J. A. Sellwood, R. G. Carlberg
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: IOP Publishing 2023-01-01
Series:The Astrophysical Journal
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.3847/1538-4357/acf9ee