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Spiral structure in galaxies : a density wave theory / G. Bertin and C.C. Lin.
LIBRA QB858.42 .B47 1996
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Bertin, G. (Giuseppe)
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Spiral galaxies.
- Density wave theory.
- Physical Description:
- x, 271 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
- Place of Publication:
- Cambridge, Mass. : MIT Press, [1996]
- Summary:
- The essence of the solution Bertin and Lin present is that the spirals are wave rather than material phenomena and generally trace intrinsic characteristics of the individual galaxies. The book is in three parts -- "Physical Concepts," "Observational Studies," and "Dynamical Mechanisms" -- with most of the technical details confinedto the last part.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 0262023962
- OCLC:
- 32242196
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