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Density Wave Theory

Density Wave Theory is a theoretical framework in astrophysics that explains the spiral arm structure of disc galaxies as a result of quasi-stationary density waves propagating through the galactic disc, where the enhanced star formation and luminous tracers arise from compressions in interstellar gas and stars induced by the wave pattern, rather than from fixed material arms.

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Simple Molecular Model for the Smectic<mml:math xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" display="inline"><mml:mi>A</mml:mi></mml:math>Phase of Liquid Crystals

W. L. McMillan · Physical review. A, General physics · 1971 · 1K citations

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On the Spiral Structure of Disk Galaxies. III. Comparison with Observations

C. C. Lin, C. Yuan, Frank H. Shu · The Astrophysical Journal · 1969 · 436 citations

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DISCOVERY OF SMALL-SCALE SPIRAL STRUCTURES IN THE DISK OF SAO 206462 (HD 135344B): IMPLICATIONS FOR THE PHYSICAL STATE OF THE DISK FROM SPIRAL DENSITY WAVE THEORY

Takayuki Muto, C. A. Grady, Jun Hashimoto et al. · The Astrophysical Journal Letters · 2012 · 400 citations · Full text

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The Distance to the Perseus Spiral Arm in the Milky Way

Ye Xu, M. J. Reid, Xin Zheng et al. · Science · 2005 · 380 citations · Full text

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Density waves in the solar nebula: Diffential Lindblad torque

William R. Ward · Icarus · 1986 · 361 citations

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Authors

819

  1. FH
    Frank H. Shu

    University of California, Berkeley, United States

    12 publications · 1.6K citations

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  2. EG
    Evgeny Griv

    Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Israel

    9 publications · 183 citations

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  3. CY
    Chi Yuan

    Institute of Astronomy and Astrophysics, Academia Sinica, Taiwan

    8 publications · 248 citations

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  4. JM
    J.W.K. Mark

    Massachusetts Institute of Technology, United States

    8 publications · 282 citations

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  5. CC
    C. C. Lin

    Massachusetts Institute of Technology, United States

    7 publications · 710 citations

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Institutions

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  1. Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique

    Paris, France

    9 h-index

    21 publications

    1.5K citations

  2. Ben-Gurion University of the Negev

    Beersheba, Israel

    9 h-index

    14 publications

    321 citations

  3. University of Cambridge

    Cambridge, United Kingdom

    9 h-index

    10 publications

    348 citations

  4. Massachusetts Institute of Technology

    Cambridge, United States

    8 h-index

    19 publications

    586 citations

  5. Heidelberg University

    Heidelberg, Germany

    8 h-index

    18 publications

    1.1K citations

  6. National Astronomical Observatory of Japan

    Mitaka-shi, Japan

    7 h-index

    27 publications

    4.5K citations

  7. The University of Tokyo

    Tokyo, Japan

    7 h-index

    13 publications

    2.3K citations

  8. University College London

    London, United Kingdom

    7 h-index

    13 publications

    965 citations

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  1. The Astrophysical Journal

    ApJ · 80 publications · 5.3K citations

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  2. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society

    41 publications · 1.9K citations

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  3. Physical Review Letters

    PRL · 20 publications · 1.9K citations

    18

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  4. Physical review. B, Condensed matter

    PRB · 16 publications · 1.1K citations

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  5. Physical Review B

    PRB · 16 publications · 1K citations

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