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Dynamical evolution of the Galactic disk

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  04 August 2017

Roland Wielen
Affiliation:
Institut für Astronomie und Astrophysik, Technische Universität Berlin, Germany
Burkhard Fuchs
Affiliation:
Institut für Astronomie und Astrophysik, Technische Universität Berlin, Germany

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After some general remarks on the dynamical evolution of the galactic disk, we review mechanisms which may affect the velocities of disk stars: stochastic heating, deflections, adiabatic cooling or heating. We compare the observed velocities of nearby disk stars with theoretical predictions based on the diffusion of stellar orbits.

Type
PART III: Dynamics and Evolution
Copyright
Copyright © Reidel 1985 

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