The outskirts of spiral galaxies: probing stellar migration theory
The outskirts of spiral galaxies: probing stellar migration theory
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Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press
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English
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Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press
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One of the most outstanding predictions of the radial migration theory was a progressive increase in the age of the stellar populations toward the galaxy outskirts. This gradual change in the age is caused by a net flux of old stars formed in the inner disk moving toward the outskirts. Thanks to the fact that the age of stellar populations can be i...
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The outskirts of spiral galaxies: probing stellar migration theory
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TN_cdi_proquest_miscellaneous_1677918491
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_proquest_miscellaneous_1677918491
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1743-9213
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1743-9221
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10.1017/S1743921314011260
