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Paper: |
N-body Simulations of the Magellanic Stream |
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166, Stromlo Workshop on High-Velocity Clouds |
Page: |
292 |
Authors: |
Gardiner, Lance T. |
Abstract: |
N-body simulations have been successfully employed to model the Magellanic Stream as a tidal tail torn from the Magellanic Clouds by the Galaxy. The asymmetry introduced by the LMC-SMC binary interaction leads to a long tidal tail with a weaker leading arm. The inclusion of gas-dynamical effects and star formation has added further refinements to this picture and provides a possible explanation for the apparent absence of stars in the Magellanic Stream. New work on simulations involving a more realistic LMC disk-type potential and a weak drag force due to diffuse gas in the Galactic halo is also presented. |
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