Bars in FIRE-3
Galactic bars have been shown to affect the dynamics of their host galaxies, with implications for secular evolution. Thus, it is important to understand the factors that affect the formation and properties of bars. We compare simulated galaxies with and without black hole implementation from the most recent iteration of the Feedback In Realistic Environments (FIRE) suite, FIRE-3, to FIRE-2 galaxies. Only one of 12 FIRE-3 galaxies are barred, compared to 3 of 13 FIRE-2 galaxies. Overall, FIRE-3 galaxies are less massive and colder than FIRE-2 galaxies, are more dark matter dominated, and have more fluctuations in their specific star formation rate. Future works may determine the key mechanisms within FIRE-3 simulations that have caused these differences, and implications thereof for bar formation.
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