Warping the young stellar disc in the Galactic Centre

Abstract

We examine influence of the circum-nuclear disc (CND) upon the orbital evolution of young stars in the Galactic Centre. We show that gravity of the CND causes precession of the orbits which is highly sensitive upon the semi-major axis and inclination. We consider such a differential precession within the context of an ongoing discussion about the origin of the young stars and suggest a possibility that all of them have originated in a thin disc which was partially destroyed due to the influence of the CND during the period of ~6Myr.

arXiv commentproc. conf. "The Universe Under the Microscope - Astrophysics at High Angular Resolution", 21-25 April 2008, Bad Honnef, Germany

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