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Theory Of Spiral Structure

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  04 August 2017

Agris J. Kalnajs*
Affiliation:
Mount Stromlo and Siding Spring Observatories, Research School of Physical Sciences, Australian National University

Abstract

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Spiral structure is associated with a slow redistribution of gas, which may already be quite significant over time scales short compared to the age of the galaxy. One has to worry about replacing the gas in order to keep the structure alive.

Type
II. Spiral Structure
Copyright
Copyright © Reidel 1983 

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