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On the circulation of gas near the galactic center

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  14 August 2015

E. A. Spiegel*
Affiliation:
Columbia University, New York, New York, U.S.A.

Abstract

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A model of a quasi-steady circulation of gas near the galactic center is considered to explain the outward motion of the 3-kpc arm. A hydromagnetic wind from the galactic nucleus reaches the 3-kpc arm, where a shock is formed; then the gas moves out of the plane and eventually returns to the nucleus. The secular behavior of the model is discussed.

Type
Part IV/Comparison of Theory and Observations
Copyright
Copyright © Reidel 1970 

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