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The Formation of the Galaxy

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The Galaxy

Part of the book series: NATO ASI Series ((ASIC,volume 207))

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The formation of galaxies from density perturbations is discussed, and it is shown that the Galaxy could have grown from a typical isolated peak in the now-fashionable “cold dark matter” model; most of its properties are correctly predicted by such a model.

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  1. Princeton University, USA

    James E. Gunn

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Gunn, J.E. (1987). The Formation of the Galaxy. In: Gilmore, G., Carswell, B. (eds) The Galaxy. NATO ASI Series, vol 207. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-3925-7_20

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