The orbital dynamics of the LMC and SMC about the Milky Way

arXiv:2609.38277 · astro-ph.GA · Submitted 2026-09-29 · Read on arXiv

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Submitted: 2026-09-29

Updated: 2026-09-29

Terminology

• Milky Way — 122× in this paper
• Large Magellanic Cloud — 47× in this paper
• Small Magellanic Cloud — 23× in this paper
• N-body simulations — 18× in this paper · explained in 2 episodes
• Metallicity — 9× in this paper · explained in 3 episodes
• Trace — 6× in this paper · explained in 2 episodes
• Abundance — 5× in this paper · explained in 1 episode
• Center of Mass (CoM) — 5× in this paper · explained in 2 episodes
• Accuracy — 4× in this paper · explained in 1 episode
• Stellar Feedback — 3× in this paper · explained in 2 episodes
• Age Gradients — 2× in this paper · explained in 1 episode
• Aperture — 2× in this paper · explained in 1 episode
• Calibration — 2× in this paper · explained in 7 episodes
• Cold Dark Matter — 2× in this paper
• Consistency — 2× in this paper · explained in 3 episodes
• Core — 2× in this paper · explained in 2 episodes
• Fixed Center of Mass — 2× in this paper
• Galaxy Quenching — 2× in this paper · explained in 3 episodes
• Velocity Dispersion — 2× in this paper · explained in 2 episodes
• Absolute Motion — 1× in this paper · explained in 1 episode
• Adaptation — 1× in this paper · explained in 1 episode
• Advanced Camera for Surveys — 1× in this paper
• Bayesian Inference — 1× in this paper · explained in 5 episodes
• Clustering — 1× in this paper · explained in 2 episodes
• DECam Mapping the Ancient Galaxy in CaHK — 1× in this paper
• Degeneracy — 1× in this paper · explained in 3 episodes
• Environmental Quenching — 1× in this paper · explained in 2 episodes
• Forward modeling — 1× in this paper · explained in 2 episodes
• Microlensing — 1× in this paper · explained in 2 episodes
• Star Formation Rate (SFR) — 1× in this paper · explained in 5 episodes
• Using the High Resolution Camera — 1× in this paper

Sources

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• Shaping the Milky Way: The interplay of mergers and cosmic filaments
• The Astropy Project: Sustaining and Growing a Community-oriented Open-source Project and the Latest Major Release (v5.0) of the Core Package
• The Astropy Project: Building an inclusive, open-science project and status of the v2.0 core package
• Formation of rings in galactic discs by infalling small companions
• Formation of gas disks in merging galaxies
• Gaia early DR3 systemic motions of Local Group dwarf galaxies and orbital properties with a massive Large Magellanic Cloud
• A Comprehensive Analysis of Uncertainties Affecting the Stellar Mass - Halo Mass Relation for 0<z<4
• Formation of the off-center bar in the Large Magellanic Cloud: A collision with a dark satellite ?
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• Explaining the mysterious age gap of globular clusters in the Large Magellanic Cloud
• The Pisces Plume and the Magellanic Wake
• Numerical simulations of interacting gas-rich barred galaxies. Vertical impact of small companions
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• The Role of Dwarf Galaxy Interactions in Shaping the Magellanic System and Implications for Magellanic Irregulars
• The Origin of the Microlensing Events Observed Towards the LMC and the Stellar Counterpart of the Magellanic Stream
• The Frequency of Dwarf Galaxy Multiples at Low Redshift in SDSS vs. Cosmological Expectations
• Are the Magellanic Clouds on their First Passage about the Milky Way?

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