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Dynamical evolution of the Galactic disk
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 04 August 2017
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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.
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- PART III: Dynamics and Evolution
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- Symposium - International Astronomical Union , Volume 106: The Milky Way Galaxy , 1985 , pp. 481 - 490
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- Copyright © Reidel 1985
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