Evolution of superthin galaxies under Milgromian dynamics
Abstract
This work investigates the long-term evolution of the vertical structure of superthin galaxies within the framework of Milgromian dynamics (MOND). By constructing an observationally constrained model of UGC 7321, a typical superthin galaxy, we test whether its disc can maintain an extremely flattened structure in a MOND gravitational field. We also construct models with different values of the MOND depth index D_M to study how the global MOND depth affects disc evolution. We perform three-dimensional hydrodynamical N-body simulations using the publicly available code Phantom of RAMSES. In the observationally constrained model of UGC 7321, the galaxy develops a strong bar and undergoes a buckling instability during the early stages of the simulation. The bar strength then decreases gradually, and the system eventually exhibits a weak bar structure. The vertical evolution reflects the combined effects of heating induced by non-axisymmetric structures and vertical confinement in the Milgromian potential. The stellar disc undergoes only limited vertical thickening, and the disc remains largely within the superthin regime, h_z/R_D<0.1, after 5.0 Gyr. The comparison of models with different D_M values suggests that models with lower D_M values, associated in our model suite with higher baryonic masses or more compact discs, exhibit stronger vertical heating and more significant disc thickening. By contrast, models with higher D_M values, corresponding to lower masses or more diffuse structures, tend to maintain a superthin structure. Overall, the simulation results indicate that superthin discs can remain vertically thin during long-term isolated evolution in MOND, and that the long-term maintenance of superthin structures is influenced, at least partly, by the degree to which a galaxy lies in the low-acceleration regime.
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BibTeX
@misc{huang2026evolution,
title = {{Evolution of superthin galaxies under Milgromian dynamics}},
author = {Zhe-Qi Huang and Hao Chen and Xin-Lei Ge and Cheng-Qun Pang},
howpublished = {arXiv},
year = {2026},
month = sep,
doi = {10.48550/arxiv.2608.01632},
eprint = {2608.01632},
archivePrefix = {arXiv},
url = {https://arxiv.org/abs/2608.01632},
}
RIS
TY - UNPB
TI - Evolution of superthin galaxies under Milgromian dynamics
AU - Zhe-Qi Huang
AU - Hao Chen
AU - Xin-Lei Ge
AU - Cheng-Qun Pang
PY - 2026
DA - 2026/09/16
PB - arXiv
DO - 10.48550/arxiv.2608.01632
UR - https://arxiv.org/abs/2608.01632
AB - This work investigates the long-term evolution of the vertical structure of superthin galaxies within the framework of Milgromian dynamics (MOND). By constructing an observationally constrained model of UGC 7321, a typical superthin galaxy, we test whether its disc can maintain an extremely flattened structure in a MOND gravitational field. We also construct models with different values of the MOND depth index D_M to study how the global MOND depth affects disc evolution. We perform three-dimensional hydrodynamical N-body simulations using the publicly available code Phantom of RAMSES. In the observationally constrained model of UGC 7321, the galaxy develops a strong bar and undergoes a buckling instability during the early stages of the simulation. The bar strength then decreases gradually, and the system eventually exhibits a weak bar structure. The vertical evolution reflects the combined effects of heating induced by non-axisymmetric structures and vertical confinement in the Milgromian potential. The stellar disc undergoes only limited vertical thickening, and the disc remains largely within the superthin regime, h_z/R_D<0.1, after 5.0 Gyr. The comparison of models with different D_M values suggests that models with lower D_M values, associated in our model suite with higher baryonic masses or more compact discs, exhibit stronger vertical heating and more significant disc thickening. By contrast, models with higher D_M values, corresponding to lower masses or more diffuse structures, tend to maintain a superthin structure. Overall, the simulation results indicate that superthin discs can remain vertically thin during long-term isolated evolution in MOND, and that the long-term maintenance of superthin structures is influenced, at least partly, by the degree to which a galaxy lies in the low-acceleration regime.
ER -