Chaos in a disk galaxy model induced by asymmetries in the dark halo
  We study the regular or chaotic nature of motion in a disk galaxy with a
dense nucleus and an asymmetric dark halo. Two cases, the 2D model and the 3D
model, are investigated. In the 2D model, a considerable fraction of the phase
plane is covered by chaotic orbits. Two factors seem to be responsible for the
chaotic motion: (i) the dense nucleus and (ii) the asymmetries in the dark
halo. Our numerical experiments suggest, that there are several chaotic
components on the Poincare phase plane. Different chaotic components are
induced by the asymmetries in the halo. Each chaotic component seems to have a
different value of the Lyapunov Characteristic Exponent, for small values of
the asymmetry parameter and a unique LCE for larger values of the asymmetry
parameter. A comparison of the present results with outcomes from previous work
is also presented.
