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Interpretation of large-scale spiral structure

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  14 August 2015

C. C. Lin*
Affiliation:
Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Mass., U.S.A.

Abstract

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The present paper consists of three parts: (1) A general explanation, from a semi-empirical point of view, of the density wave theory and its ramifications, with only a few remarks on those detailed features which have not been stressed before; (2) a statement of our conclusions about the Milky Way System; and (3) a discussion of the problem of the origin of density waves of spiral form.

Type
Part IV/Comparison of Theory and Observations
Copyright
Copyright © Reidel 1970 

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