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written by Christopher Mihos
sub author: Gregory Bothun

This website provides an interactive java applet which allows the user to model galaxy collisions. With this applet the user can study how galaxies collide and merge gravitationally and how the effects of the collision depend on the properties of the galaxies. The user can also recreate collisions between real interacting galaxies observed in the sky. This website also provides background information on galaxies like: interaction dynamics, starbursts, AGN, elliptical galaxies, and minor galactic mergers. There are also lab questions that teachers can use along with the applet and links to helpful resources.

http://burro.astr.cwru.edu/JavaLab/GalCrashWeb/

Subjects	Levels	Resource Types
Astronomy - Galaxies	- Lower Undergraduate - Upper Undergraduate	- Instructional Material = Interactive Simulation - Reference Material

Intended Users	Formats	Ratings
- Learners - Educators	- application/java - text/html	Currently 0.0/5 Want to rate this material? Login here!

Access Rights:: Free access
Restriction:: Has a copyright or other licensing restriction.
Keywords:: collisions, galaxies
Record Creator:: Metadata instance created November 12, 2004 by Patricia Monahan
Record Updated:: February 27, 2007 by Enrique Suarez
Last Update when Cataloged:: February 27, 2007
Other Collections:: The Nucleus

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<a href="http://www.compadre.org/astronomy/items/detail.cfm?ID=1991">Mihos, Christopher. Galaxy Crash. February 27, 2007.</a>

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C. Mihos, Galaxy Crash, WWW Document, (http://burro.astr.cwru.edu/JavaLab/GalCrashWeb/).

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C. Mihos, Galaxy Crash, <http://burro.astr.cwru.edu/JavaLab/GalCrashWeb/>.

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Mihos, C. (2007, February 27). Galaxy Crash. Retrieved May 23, 2013, from http://burro.astr.cwru.edu/JavaLab/GalCrashWeb/

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Mihos, Christopher. Galaxy Crash. February 27, 2007. http://burro.astr.cwru.edu/JavaLab/GalCrashWeb/ (accessed 23 May 2013).

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Mihos, Christopher. Galaxy Crash. 27 Feb. 2007. 23 May 2013 <http://burro.astr.cwru.edu/JavaLab/GalCrashWeb/>.

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