Tails and bridges in the parabolic restricted three-body problem

Abstract After a close encounter of two galaxies, bridges and tails can be seen between or around them. A bridge would be a spiral arm between a galaxy and its companion, whereas a tail would correspond to a long and curving set of debris escaping from the galaxy. The goal of this paper is to presen...

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Published in:	Monthly notices of the Royal Astronomical Society Vol. 472; no. 3; pp. 2554 - 2568
Main Authors:	Barrabés, Esther, Cors, Josep M., Garcia-Taberner, Laura, Ollé, Mercè
Format:	Journal Article Publication
Language:	English
Published:	London Oxford University Press 11.12.2017
Subjects:	70 Mechanics of particles and systems 70F Dynamics of a system of particles, including celestial mechanics Bridges Celestial mechanics Chaos theory Classificació AMS Collision dynamics Computer simulation Dynamic systems theory Galaxies Galaxies: interactions Galàxies Manifolds Matemàtiques i estadística Mathematical models Mecànica celest Methods: numerical Orbits Parabola Paràbola (Geometria) Problema dels tres cossos Stars & galaxies System theory Three body problem Àrees temàtiques de la UPC Òrbites methods: numerical galaxies: interactions celestial mechanics
ISSN:	0035-8711, 1365-2966
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