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Alar Toomre

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1963

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Massachusetts Institute of Technology(Current)

Alar Toomre is an author at Massachusetts Institute of Technology specializing in engineering, geophysics, and plate tectonics.

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1963–1991

17

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On the gravitational stability of a disk of stars

Alar Toomre · The Astrophysical Journal · 1964 · 3.1K citations

Galactic Bridges and Tails

Alar Toomre, Juri Toomre · The Astrophysical Journal · 1972 · 2.4K citations

Some remarks on polar wandering

Peter Goldreich, Alar Toomre · Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres · 1969 · 457 citations

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Non-Axisymmetric Responses of Differentially Rotating Disks of Stars

William H. Julian, Alar Toomre · The Astrophysical Journal · 1966 · 455 citations

On the Distribution of Matter Within Highly Flattened Galaxies.

Alar Toomre · The Astrophysical Journal · 1963 · 342 citations

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