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astro-ph2007★ 2 cited
Formation and evolution of bulges
E. Athanassoula, I. Martinez-Valpuesta
After presenting three ways of defining a bulge component in disc galaxies, we introduce the various types of bulges, namely the classical bulges, the boxy/peanut bulges and the di…
astro-ph2007★ 46 cited
A bar in the inner halo of barred galaxies I. Structure and kinematics of a representative model
E. Athanassoula
N-body simulations argue that the inner haloes of barred galaxies should not be spherical, nor even axisymmetric, but triaxial. The departure from sphericity is strongest near the…