Triaxiality and the Galactic center

Journal Article · Sat May 01 04:00:00 EDT 1982 · AIP Conf. Proc.; (United States)

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1063/1.33485· OSTI ID:5289855

Lake, G R; Norman, C

We investigate the properties of triaxial galaxies (those without axial symmetry) relevant to observations and inferred physical processes at the Galactic center. The features we find are: (1) velocity fields which mimic that of a supermassive object at the center and appear to decline more steeply with radius than Keplerian at larger radii, (2) the existence of stable elliptical orbits which are tilted with respect to all the symmetry planes, a possible explanation for the tilted disk observed at the galactic center, (3) the possibility of enhanced fueling due to the disappearance of all angular momentum integrals and hence the absence of any loss-cone.

• Research Organization: Bell Laboratories, Murray Hill, New Jersey 07974
• OSTI ID: 5289855
• Journal Information: AIP Conf. Proc.; (United States), Journal Name: AIP Conf. Proc.; (United States) Vol. 83:1; ISSN APCPC
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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