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astro-ph2008
Invariant manifolds as building blocks for the formation of spiral arms and rings in barred galaxies
M. Romero-Gomez, E. Athanassoula, J. J. Masdemont +1
We propose a theory to explain the formation of spiral arms and of all types of outer rings in barred galaxies, extending and applying the technique used in celestial mechanics to…
astro-ph2008
The formation of spiral arms and rings in barred galaxies
M. Romero-Gomez
We propose a theory to explain the formation of both spirals and rings in barred galaxies using a common dynamical framework. It is based on the orbital motion driven by the unstab…