Polar Ring Galaxies: Formation and Properties
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Formation scenarios for polar ring galaxies are studied through N-body simulations that are compared with existing observations. It is shown that polar rings are likely to be formed by tidal accretion of the polar material from a gas rich donor galaxy. The distribution of dark matter in polar ring galaxies is studied: dark halos seem to be flattened towards the polar rings.
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