Three-panel Density Maps of Dwarf Galaxy Final Configurations (IMAGE)

Ohio Supercomputer Center

Three-panel Density Maps of Dwarf Galaxy Final Configurations

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In simulations conducted at the Ohio Supercomputer Center, Ohio State astronomer Stelios Kazantzidis found that most "disky dwarf" galaxies lose significant mass to larger, neighboring galaxies, evolving from disk-shaped to spheroid in the process. This screenshot shows three-panel density maps from three different simulations of the final stellar configurations of the dwarf galaxies. The top panel provides an edge-on view of the initial disk.

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Stelios Kazantzidis, The Ohio State University

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