On the rotation and clustering of galaxies

The tidal torque theory for the origin of galactic rotation has been investigated using N-body computer simulations. The results show that this process is considerably less efficient than was previously thought, though consistent with recent observations of the rotation of giant elliptical galaxies....

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Main Author: Efstathiou, George
Published: Durham University 1979
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Online Access:http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.454460