Fig. 6
Simulation snapshots. Projection along the Z-axis. The time since the beginning of the simulation is marked. Panel a: simulation starts. Panel b: galaxies are in the relative pericenter. Panel c: matter is being transferred from the MW to M 31. Panel d: the current time (the observed state is reproduced). Panel e: simulation ends.
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