Theory of Spiral Structure

Kalnajs, Agris J.

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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.

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Kalnajs, A.J. (1983). Theory of Spiral Structure. In: Athanassoula, E. (eds) Internal Kinematics and Dynamics of Galaxies. International Astronomical Union/Union Astronomique Internationale, vol 100. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-7075-5_27

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