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Issue A&A
Volume 385, Number 1, April I 2002
Page(s) 32 - 38
Section Extragalactic astronomy
DOI http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20020079



A&A 385, 32-38 (2002)
DOI: 10.1051/0004-6361:20020079

Does spiral galaxy IC 342 exhibit shear induced wave transformations!?

S. Poedts1 and A. D. Rogava2, 3, 4

1  Centre for Plasma Astrophysics, K.U.Leuven, Celestijnenlaan 200B, 3001 Leuven, Belgium
2  Abastumani Astrophysical Observatory, Kazbegi ave.  2a, Tbilisi-380060, Georgia
3  Tbilisi State University, Chavchavadze ave. 2, Tbilisi-380028, Georgia
4  Abdus Salam International Centre for Theoretical Physics, 34014 Trieste, Italy

(Received 22 June 2000 / Accepted 15 January 2002)

Abstract
In this paper we argue that the peculiar magnetic spiral structure of the giant, face-on spiral galaxy IC 342 may be evidence for velocity shear induced magnetohydrodynamic (MHD) density wave transformations.


Key words: magnetohydrodynamics (MHD) -- waves -- galaxies: individual: IC 342 -- galaxies: kinematics and dynamics -- galaxies: magnetic fields

Offprint request: S. Poedts, StefaanPoedts@wis.kuleuven.ac.be

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