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Boxy Bulge

Boxy Bulge is a type of galactic bulge morphology distinguished by its triaxial, rectangular-like shape observed in edge-on disk galaxies, resulting from the secular evolution of the galactic bar and resonant stellar orbits.

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9.6K

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239

Authors

193

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2017–2026

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Variants

Boxy-peanut BulgeBoxy/peanut-shaped Bulge

Parents

Publications

114

The Galaxy in Context: Structural, Kinematic, and Integrated Properties

Joss Bland‐Hawthorn, Ortwin Gerhard · Annual Review of Astronomy and Astrophysics · 2016 · 1.6K citations · Full text

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On the nature of bulges in general and of box/peanut bulges in particular: input from<i>N</i>-body simulations

E. Athanassoula · Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society · 2005 · 524 citations · Full text

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Mapping the three-dimensional density of the Galactic bulge with VVV red clump stars

Christopher Wegg, Ortwin Gerhard · Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society · 2013 · 399 citations · Full text

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OUR MILKY WAY AS A PURE-DISK GALAXY—A CHALLENGE FOR GALAXY FORMATION

Juntai Shen, R. Michael Rich, John Kormendy et al. · The Astrophysical Journal Letters · 2010 · 364 citations · Full text

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Stellar populations in the Milky Way bulge region: towards solving the Galactic bulge and bar shapes using 2MASS data

Astronomy and Astrophysics · 2011 · 247 citations · Full text

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Authors

239

  1. EA
    E. Athanassoula

    Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, France

    14 publications · 1.8K citations

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  2. OG
    Ortwin Gerhard

    Max Planck Institute for Extraterrestrial Physics, Germany

    12 publications · 2.7K citations

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  3. VP
    Victor P. Debattista

    University of Lancashire, United Kingdom

    10 publications · 562 citations

    10

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  4. MB
    Martin Bureau

    University of Oxford, United Kingdom

    8 publications · 688 citations

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  5. PD
    P. Di Matteo

    Galaxies, Etoiles, Physique et Instrumentation, France

    7 publications · 298 citations

    7

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Institutions

193

  1. Max Planck Institute for Extraterrestrial Physics

    Garching bei München, Germany

    23 h-index

    67 publications

    5.5K citations

  2. Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique

    Paris, France

    23 h-index

    79 publications

    6.4K citations

  3. University of Lancashire

    Preston, United Kingdom

    12 h-index

    13 publications

    810 citations

  4. Galaxies, Etoiles, Physique et Instrumentation

    Meudon, France

    11 h-index

    29 publications

    1.7K citations

  5. Max Planck Institute for Astronomy

    Heidelberg, Germany

    11 h-index

    16 publications

    807 citations

  6. Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias

    Tenerife, Spain

    11 h-index

    19 publications

    955 citations

  7. Optica

    Washington, United States

    10 h-index

    20 publications

    1.8K citations

  8. Max Planck Society

    Munich, Germany

    10 h-index

    21 publications

    1.8K citations

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Venues

  1. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society

    41 publications · 3.4K citations

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  2. Astronomy and Astrophysics

    14 publications · 937 citations

    13

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  3. The Astrophysical Journal

    ApJ · 10 publications · 614 citations

    10

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  4. The Astrophysical Journal Letters

    10 publications · 886 citations

    10

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