Quantifying the Unwinding Due to Ram Pressure Stripping in Simulated Galaxies
Abstract
1. Introduction
2. Simulation
3. Analysis and Results
3.1. Global Evolution
3.2. Amplitude and Location of the Asymmetries
3.3. Direction of the Elongation
3.4. Shapes of the Spiral Arms
4. Discussion
5. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Data Availability Statement
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
Appendix A. Isolated Galaxy
Appendix B. The Radon Transform
1 | https://github.com/elvismello/galstep (accessed on 25 May 2025). |
2 | https://github.com/elvismello/clustep (accessed on 25 May 2025). |
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Machado, R.E.G.; Grinberg, C.F.O.; Mello-Terencio, E.A. Quantifying the Unwinding Due to Ram Pressure Stripping in Simulated Galaxies. Galaxies 2025, 13, 76. https://doi.org/10.3390/galaxies13040076
Machado REG, Grinberg CFO, Mello-Terencio EA. Quantifying the Unwinding Due to Ram Pressure Stripping in Simulated Galaxies. Galaxies. 2025; 13(4):76. https://doi.org/10.3390/galaxies13040076
Chicago/Turabian StyleMachado, Rubens E. G., Caroline F. O. Grinberg, and Elvis A. Mello-Terencio. 2025. "Quantifying the Unwinding Due to Ram Pressure Stripping in Simulated Galaxies" Galaxies 13, no. 4: 76. https://doi.org/10.3390/galaxies13040076
APA StyleMachado, R. E. G., Grinberg, C. F. O., & Mello-Terencio, E. A. (2025). Quantifying the Unwinding Due to Ram Pressure Stripping in Simulated Galaxies. Galaxies, 13(4), 76. https://doi.org/10.3390/galaxies13040076