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astro-ph.GA2014★ 4 cited
Cloud and Star Formation in Spiral Arms
Clare Dobbs, Alex Pettitt
We present the results from simulations of GMC formation in spiral galaxies. First we discuss cloud formation by cloud-cloud collisions, and gravitational instabilities, arguing th…
astro-ph.GA2014★ 67 cited
The morphology of the Milky Way - I. Reconstructing CO maps from simulations in fixed potentials
Alex R. Pettitt, Clare L. Dobbs, David M. Acreman +1
We present an investigation into the morphological features of the Milky Way. We use smoothed particle hydrodynamics (SPH) to simulate the interstellar medium (ISM) in the Milky Wa…