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Formation of GMCS by Aggregation in a Disk with Rigid Body Rotation

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To study the process of formation of giant molecular clouds (GMCs) in the disk galaxy, N-body simulations were carried out based on the aggregation model. It was shown that differential rotation has a positive role in the formation of GMCs.

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  1. Shanghai Observatory, Chinese Academy of Sciences, China

    T. J. Zhang & G. X. Song

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  1. T. J. Zhang
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  1. Theoretical Astrophysics Division, National Astronomical Observatory, Tokyo, Japan

    Shoken M. Miyama

  2. Faculty of Education and Human Sciences, Niigata University, Japan

    Kohji Tomisaka

  3. Department of Astrophysics, Nagoya University, Japan

    Tomoyuki Hanawa

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Zhang, T.J., Song, G.X. (1999). Formation of GMCS by Aggregation in a Disk with Rigid Body Rotation. In: Miyama, S.M., Tomisaka, K., Hanawa, T. (eds) Numerical Astrophysics. Astrophysics and Space Science Library, vol 240. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-011-4780-4_36

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