§1. Introduction 1
§1.1 Statement of Purpose 1
§1.2 Layout 4
§2. Background 6
§2.1 A Briefer History of Time 6
§2.2 Galactic Structure 8
§2.2.1 The Bulge 9
§2.2.2 The Disk 9
§2.2.3 The Halo 10
§2.2.4 Galactic Satellites 12
§2.3 Galactic Interactions 14
§2.4 Satellite/Disk Interactions 15
§2.5 Satellites and Warps 17
§3. Warps 19
§3.1 Observation of Warps 19
§3.2 Warp Theory 20
§3.2.1 Normal Modes 21
§3.2.2 Periodic Excitation 23
§3.3 The Milky Way's Warp 24
§4. Experimental Setup 27
§4.1 Simulation Code 27
§4.2 Galactic Model 29
§4.2.1 The Bulge 29
§4.2.2 The Ring System 30
§4.2.3 The Halo 30
§4.2.4 Satellite Model 31
§4.2.5 Satellite Orbit 32
§4.3 Combined Model 32
§5. Analysis 34
§5.1 Satellite Evolution 35
§5.2 Disk Evolution 36
§5.3 Effect of the Wake 37
§5.4 Warp Energy 38
§5.5 Static Force Calculation 38
§6. Discussion 41
§6.1 Conclusion 41
§6.2 An Alternate Theory 42
§6.3 Warps In Summary 42
§6.4 Improvements to the Model 43
§6.5 Suggestions for Future Work 44
§7. References 46
§8. Appendices 51
A. Glossary 51
B. Units and Terminology 53
C. A Review of Gravitation 55
D. Dynamical Friction 57
E. Static Force on a Motionless Ring 59
§9. Figures 63
Figures

Figure 1. NGC-5907

Figure 2. The Galaxy

Figure 3. The Local Group

Figure 4. Halo Isodensity Contours

Figure 5. The Milky Way Warp

Figure 6. Wake Enhancement

Figure 7. Disk Mass vs Radius.

Figure 8. Disk Velocity vs Radius

Figure 9. Halo Distribution vs Radius

Figure 10. Experimental System; t = 0.

Figure 11. Barycenter Orbits

Figure 12. Run1 Satellite Orbits

Figure 13. Run2 Satellite Orbits

Figure 14. Disk Perturbations

Figure 15. Run Summary Results

Figure 16. Perturbation vs Time

Figure 17. X-Z Disk Projection

Figure 18. X-Y Disk Projection

Figure 19. Experimental System; t = 190