The formation of galaxies
Abstract
The presently fashionable ideas for galaxy formation are reviewed briefly, and it is concluded that the standard isothermal hierarchy fits the available data best. A simple infall picture is presented which explains many of the observed properties of disk galaxies.
- Publication:
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Internal Kinematics and Dynamics of Galaxies
- Pub Date:
- 1983
- Bibcode:
- 1983IAUS..100..379G
- Keywords:
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- Cosmology;
- Galactic Evolution;
- Universe;
- Disk Galaxies;
- Perturbation;
- Space Density;
- Velocity Distribution;
- Astrophysics