scholarly journals The Dark Halo – Spheroid Conspiracy Reloaded: Evolution with Redshift

2014 ◽  
Vol 10 (S311) ◽  
pp. 116-119 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rhea-Silvia Remus ◽  
Klaus Dolag ◽  
Andreas Burkert
Keyword(s):  
Power Law ◽  
Elliptical Galaxies ◽  
Total Density ◽  
Dark Halo ◽  
Density Profiles ◽  
Opposite Trend ◽  
Stellar Component ◽  
Strong Lensing ◽  
Single Power ◽  
Spheroidal Galaxies

AbstractThe total density profiles of elliptical galaxies can be fit by a single power law, i.e., ρtot ∝ rγ with γ ≈ −2. While strong lensing observations show a tendency for the slopes to become flatter with increasing redshift, simulations indicate an opposite trend. To understand this discrepancy, we study a set of simulated spheroids formed within the cosmological framework. From our simulations we find that the steepness of the total density slope correlates with the compactness of the stellar component within the half-mass radius, and that spheroidal galaxies tend to be more compact at high redshifts than their present-day counterparts. While both these results are in agreement with observations, the observed trend of the total density slope with redshift remains in contradiction to the results from simulations.

scholarly journals The Dark Halo – Spheroid Conspiracy

2012 ◽  
Vol 8 (S295) ◽  
pp. 208-208
Author(s):  
Rhea-Silvia Remus ◽  
Andreas Burkert ◽  
Klaus Dolag ◽  
Peter H. Johansson ◽  
Thorsten Naab ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Elliptical Galaxies ◽  
Total Density ◽  
Dark Halo ◽  
Coma Cluster ◽  
Density Profiles ◽  
Stellar Component ◽  
Strong Lensing ◽  
The Galaxy ◽  
Good Agreement

AbstractObservational results from strong lensing and dynamical modeling indicate that the total density profiles of early-type galaxies are close to isothermal, i.e. ρtot ∝ rγ with γ ≈ −2. To understand the origin of this universal slope we study a set of simulated spheroids formed in cosmological hydrodynamical zoom-in simulations (see Oser et al. 2010 for more details). We find that the total stellar plus dark matter density profiles of all our simulations on average can be described by a power law with a slope of γ ≈ −2.1, with a tendency towards steeper slopes for more compact, lower mass ellipticals, while the total intrinsic velocity dispersion is flat for all simulations, independent of the values of γ. Our results are in good agreement with observations of Coma cluster ellipticals (Thomas et al. 2007) and results from strong lensing (Sonnenfeld et al. 2012). We find that for z ≳ 2 the majority of the stellar build-up occurs through in-situ star formation, i.e. the gas falls to the center of the galaxy and forms stars, causing the galaxy to be more compact and thus the stellar component to be more dominant. As a result, the total density slopes at z ≈ 2 are generally steeper (around γ ≈ −3). Between z = 2 and z = 0 galaxies grow mostly through dry merging, with each merging event shifting the slope more towards γ ≈ −2. We conclude from our simulations that the steepness of the slope of present day galaxies is a signature of the importance of mostly dry mergers in the formation of an elliptical, and suggest that all elliptical galaxies will with time end up in a configuration with a density slope of γ ≈ −2. For a more detailed analysis with a larger sample of simulations see Remus et al. (2013).

The 3D Topology of the Clausius Virial for Two Component Dynamical Models of Elliptical Galaxies

2006 ◽  
Vol 2 (S235) ◽  
pp. 146-146
Author(s):  
T. Valentinuzzi ◽  
L. Secco ◽  
M. D'Onofrio ◽  
R. Caimmi ◽  
D. Bindoni
Keyword(s):  
Potential Energy ◽  
Power Law ◽  
Large Scale ◽  
Elliptical Galaxies ◽  
Dark Halo ◽  
Dynamical Models ◽  
Density Profiles ◽  
Two Component ◽  
3D Topology ◽  
Scale Length

AbstractAs found in Secco (2000, 2001), the presence of a (non-baryonic) dark halo in large-scale celestial objects, can induce a scale length on the luminous spheroid through the occurrence of an unexpected maximum in the virial potential energy (Clausius Virial, CV). The above mentioned investigations were grounded on two cored power law density profiles, but the same result is shown to hold for more refined and realistic models.

scholarly journals Two-component galaxy models with a central BH – II. The ellipsoidal case

2020 ◽  
Vol 500 (1) ◽  
pp. 1054-1070
Author(s):  
Luca Ciotti ◽  
Antonio Mancino ◽  
Silvia Pellegrini ◽  
Azadeh Ziaee Lorzad
Keyword(s):  
Dark Matter ◽  
Stellar Dynamics ◽  
Azimuthal Velocity ◽  
Dark Matter Halo ◽  
Gas Flows ◽  
Total Density ◽  
Density Distributions ◽  
Stellar Component ◽  
Two Component ◽  
Analytical Formulae

ABSTRACT Recently, two-component spherical galaxy models have been presented, where the stellar profile is described by a Jaffe law, and the total density by another Jaffe law, or by an r−3 law at large radii. We extend these two families to their ellipsoidal axisymmetric counterparts: the JJe and J3e models. The total and stellar density distributions can have different flattenings and scale lengths, and the dark matter halo is defined by difference. First, the analytical conditions required to have a nowhere negative dark matter halo density are derived. The Jeans equations for the stellar component are then solved analytically, in the limit of small flattenings, also in the presence of a central BH. The azimuthal velocity dispersion anisotropy is described by the Satoh k-decomposition. Finally, we present the analytical formulae for velocity fields near the centre and at large radii, together with the various terms entering the virial theorem. The JJe and J3e models can be useful in a number of theoretical applications, e.g. to explore the role of the various parameters (flattening, relative scale lengths, mass ratios, rotational support) in determining the behaviour of the stellar kinematical fields before performing more time-expensive integrations with specific galaxy models, to test codes of stellar dynamics and in numerical simulations of gas flows in galaxies.

scholarly journals Galaxy density profiles and shapes - II. Selection biases in strong lensing surveys

2009 ◽  
Vol 398 (2) ◽  
pp. 635-657 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rachel Mandelbaum ◽  
Glenn van de Ven ◽  
Charles R. Keeton
Keyword(s):  
Density Profiles ◽  
Strong Lensing

scholarly journals Variable Stars in Dwarf Spheroidal Galaxies

1973 ◽  
Vol 21 ◽  
pp. 35-48
Author(s):  
Steven Van Agt
Keyword(s):  
Globular Clusters ◽  
Local Group ◽  
Elliptical Galaxies ◽  
Variable Stars ◽  
Dwarf Spheroidal Galaxies ◽  
Theoretical Predictions ◽  
History Of ◽  
Set Up ◽  
Theoretical Considerations ◽  
Spheroidal Galaxies

Interest in dwarf spheroidal galaxies is motivated by a number of reasons; an important one on the occasion of this colloquium is the abundance of variable stars. The theory of stellar evolution and stellar pulsations is now able to predict from theoretical considerations characteristic properties of variable stars in the colour-magnitude diagram (Iben, 1971). By observing the variable stars in the field, and in as wide a selection of objects as possible, more insight can be obtained into the history of the oldest members of our Galaxy (the globular clusters) and of the dwarf spheroidal galaxies in the Local Group. It is worthwhile to explore the spheroidal galaxies as observational tests for the theoretical predictions of conditions in space away from our Galaxy. The numbers of variable stars in the dwarf spheroidal galaxies are such that we may expect well-defined relations to emerge once reliable magnitude sequences have been set up, the variable stars found, and their periods determined. Six dwarf spheroidal galaxies are presently known in the Local Group within a distance of 250 kpc. In Table I, which lists members of the Local Group, they are at the low-luminosity end of the sequence of elliptical galaxies (van den Bergh, 1968).

scholarly journals On the apparent power law in CDM halo pseudo-phase space density profiles

2017 ◽  
Vol 470 (1) ◽  
pp. 500-511 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ethan O. Nadler ◽  
S. Peng Oh ◽  
Suoqing Ji
Keyword(s):  
Phase Space ◽  
Power Law ◽  
Cold Dark Matter ◽  
Initial Conditions ◽  
Phase Space Density ◽  
Fluid Approximation ◽  
Density Profiles ◽  
Space Density ◽  
Scale Free ◽  
Hydrodynamic Calculations

Abstract We investigate the apparent power-law scaling of the pseudo-phase space density (PPSD) in cold dark matter (CDM) haloes. We study fluid collapse, using the close analogy between the gas entropy and the PPSD in the fluid approximation. Our hydrodynamic calculations allow for a precise evaluation of logarithmic derivatives. For scale-free initial conditions, entropy is a power law in Lagrangian (mass) coordinates, but not in Eulerian (radial) coordinates. The deviation from a radial power law arises from incomplete hydrostatic equilibrium (HSE), linked to bulk inflow and mass accretion, and the convergence to the asymptotic central power-law slope is very slow. For more realistic collapse, entropy is not a power law with either radius or mass due to deviations from HSE and scale-dependent initial conditions. Instead, it is a slowly rolling power law that appears approximately linear on a log–log plot. Our fluid calculations recover PPSD power-law slopes and residual amplitudes similar to N-body simulations, indicating that deviations from a power law are not numerical artefacts. In addition, we find that realistic collapse is not self-similar; scalelengths such as the shock radius and the turnaround radius are not power-law functions of time. We therefore argue that the apparent power-law PPSD cannot be used to make detailed dynamical inferences or extrapolate halo profiles inwards, and that it does not indicate any hidden integrals of motion. We also suggest that the apparent agreement between the PPSD and the asymptotic Bertschinger slope is purely coincidental.

scholarly journals First Gaia dynamical model of the Milky Way disc with six phase space coordinates: a test for galaxy dynamics

2020 ◽  
Vol 494 (4) ◽  
pp. 6001-6011 ◽  
Author(s):  
Maria Selina Nitschai ◽  
Michele Cappellari ◽  
Nadine Neumayer
Keyword(s):  
Phase Space ◽  
Milky Way ◽  
Dynamical Model ◽  
Total Density ◽  
Dark Halo ◽  
Stellar Kinematics ◽  
Galaxy Dynamics ◽  
Dispersion Tensor ◽  
External Galaxies ◽  
Solar Position

ABSTRACT We construct the first comprehensive dynamical model for the high-quality subset of stellar kinematics of the Milky Way disc, with full 6D phase-space coordinates, provided by the Gaia Data Release 2. We adopt an axisymmetric approximation and use an updated Jeans Anisotropic Modelling (JAM) method, which allows for a generic shape and radial orientation of the velocity ellipsoid, as indicated by the Gaia data, to fit the mean velocities and all three components of the intrinsic velocity dispersion tensor. The Milky Way is the first galaxy for which all intrinsic phase space coordinates are available, and the kinematics are superior to the best integral-field kinematics of external galaxies. This situation removes the long-standing dynamical degeneracies and makes this the first dynamical model highly overconstrained by the kinematics. For these reasons, our ability to fit the data provides a fundamental test for both galaxy dynamics and the mass distribution in the Milky Way disc. We tightly constrain the volume average total density logarithmic slope, in the radial range 3.6–12 kpc, to be αtot = −2.149 ± 0.055 and find that the dark halo slope must be significantly steeper than αDM = −1 (NFW). The dark halo shape is close to spherical and its density is ρDM(R⊙) = 0.0115 ± 0.0020 M⊙ pc−3 (0.437 ± 0.076 GeV cm−3), in agreement with previous estimates. The circular velocity at the solar position vcirc(R⊙) = 236.5 ± 3.1 km s−1 (including systematics) and its gently declining radial trends are also consistent with recent determinations.

scholarly journals Marangoni-driven spreading of miscible liquids in the binary pendant drop geometry

Soft Matter ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 15 (42) ◽  
pp. 8525-8531 ◽  
Author(s):  
Robin B. J. Koldeweij ◽  
Bram F. van Capelleveen ◽  
Detlef Lohse ◽  
Claas Willem Visser
Keyword(s):  
Power Law ◽  
Large Array ◽  
Pendant Drop ◽  
Binary Liquid ◽  
Spreading Dynamics ◽  
Liquid Systems ◽  
Miscible Liquids ◽  
Single Power

The Marangoni-driven spreading dynamics of binary pendant droplets show a remarkable consistency with other geometries. A single power law describes a large array of Marangoni-driven spreading in binary liquid systems.

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