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The Formation of Disk Galaxies
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 03 August 2017
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In this talk, I will discuss a few particular topics, rather than attempting a general review of the formation of disk galaxies. First recall the basic structure and kinematics of a disk galaxy like the Milky Way. The Table below lists the four main structural components as they are presently understood, and gives typical masses, and (if known) the characteristic rotational velocities (at the sun) and the radial velocity dispersion for each component. For more details, see Freeman (1987).
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- Symposium - International Astronomical Union , Volume 130: Large Scale Structures of the Universe , 1988 , pp. 301 - 310
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- Copyright © Reidel 1988