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The Formation of Disks by Inelastic Collisions of Gravitating Particles. Applications to the Formation of Galaxies

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  14 August 2015

André Brahic
André Brahic*
Affiliation:
Observatoire de Paris-Meudon, Université de Paris VII, France

Abstract

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The numerical study of a gravitating system of colliding particles has many potential applications, for instance the formation of flat galaxies, the formation of the solar system and the evolution of Saturn's rings. Preliminary results are presented for the galactic case. The system tends towards a final equilibrium state and it seems that such a collision mechanism can flatten a protogalaxy.

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Research Article
Information
Symposium - International Astronomical Union , Volume 58: The Formation and Dynamics of Galaxies , 1974 , pp. 173 - 179
Copyright
Copyright © Reidel 1974 

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