A model of the warped discs in the Galactic centre

Tarun Deep Saini1* and S. Sridhar2*
1Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore 560012, India
2Raman Research Institute, Bangalore 560080, India

View Full Article: [PDF]

Abstract

Young stars in the Galactic centre appear to be organized in two counter–rotating systems orbiting the central black hole. One of these is a strongly warped disc, whereas the other is thicker and highly inclined with respect to the former. We present a minimal model of this gravitationally coupled stellar systems.

Fig. 1


<< Previous | Next Article >>Back to Asics_Vol_003

Keywords : Galaxy: centre – Galaxy: nucleus – stellar dynamics