Secular evolution of spiral galaxies. I. A collective dissipation process

Astrophysical Journal

Volumn 457, Issue 1 PART I, 1996, Pages 125-144

  Zhang, Xiaolei ^a  

^a HARVARD SMITHSONIAN CENTER FOR ASTROPHYSICS   (United States)

Author keywords

Galaxies: evolution; Galaxies: kinematics and dynamics; Galaxies: spiral; Galaxies: structure; Galaxy: structure; Waves

Indexed keywords

EID: 21844494082     PISSN: 0004637X     EISSN: 15384357     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/176717     Document Type: Article

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