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恒星散射的指数分布:III。随机模型

Exponential Disks from Stellar Scattering: III. Stochastic Models

Bruce G. Elmegreen, Curtis Struck

摘要:

在星系盘中,恒星的不规则散射被证明是一个指数径向轮廓,但没有提出根本原因。在这里,我们表明,指数是数学上预期从随机散射在磁盘上时,有轻微的向内偏置的散射概率。这种偏差存在于我们以前的散射实验中,形成了指数分布。当偏差随半径变化时,可能会出现双指数。这是散射的一个基本性质,可以解释为什么分段指数分布在星系中无处不在,即使在较小的合并和其他破坏性事件之后。

英文摘要:

Stellar scattering off irregularities in a galaxy disk has been shown to make an exponential radial profile, but no fundamental reason for this has been suggested. Here we show that exponentials are mathematically expected from random scattering in a disk when there is a slight inward bias in the scattering probability. Such a bias was present in our previous scattering experiments that formed exponential profiles. Double exponentials can arise when the bias varies with radius. This is a fundamental property of scattering and may explain why piece-wise exponential profiles are ubiquitous in galaxies, even after minor mergers and other disruptive events.

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