Radial Mixing in Galactic Discs
We show that spiral waves in galaxy discs churn the stars and gas in a manner that largely preserves the overall angular momentum distribution and leads to little increase in random motion. Changes in the angular momenta of individual stars are typically as large as ~50% over the lifetime of the dis...
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| Format: | Journal article |
| Language: | English |
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2002
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