2008/10/29 by A. V. Zasov, Anatoly V. Zasov, A. V. Khoperskov +1
Physics and Astronomy · #Astronomy and Astrophysical Research #Astrophysics and Star Formation Studies #Galaxies: Formation, Evolution, Phenomena #Galaxy #Gas pressure #Ram pressure #Spiral (railway) #Spiral galaxy #Volume (thermodynamics) #astro-ph
paper · pdf · doi:10.1134/s1063773708110029
9 pages, 2 figures. This is a slightly modified version of the paper published in Astronomy Letters 2008, Vol. 34, No 11, p. 739
arxiv created 2008/10/29 · openalex publication_date 2008/11/01 · arxiv updated 2009/12/01 · openalex created_date 2016/06/24 · openalex updated_date 2026/08/05
The static pressure of the hot gas that fills clusters and groups of galaxies can affect significantly the volume density and thickness of the gas disks in galaxies. In combination with the dynamic pressure, the static pressure allows several observed peculiarities of spiral galaxies surrounded by a hot medium to be explained.