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Galactic Dynamics

Galactic Dynamics is a branch of astrophysics that studies the motions of stars, gas, and dark matter within galaxies under the influence of gravity, distinguishing itself from other areas of astronomy by focusing on the collective dynamical behavior and structural evolution of galactic systems.

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Evidence from the motions of old stars that the Galaxy collapsed.

O. J. Eggen, D. Lynden–Bell, Allan Sandage · The Astrophysical Journal · 1962 · 1.7K citations

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galpy: A python LIBRARY FOR GALACTIC DYNAMICS

Jo Bovy · The Astrophysical Journal Supplement Series · 2015 · 1.5K citations · Full text

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Cooling Flows in Clusters of Galaxies

A. C. Fabian · Annual Review of Astronomy and Astrophysics · 1994 · 1.3K citations

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Origin of the Angular Momentum of Galaxies

P. J. E. Peebles · The Astrophysical Journal · 1969 · 1K citations

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Dancing in the dark: galactic properties trace spin swings along the cosmic web

Yohan Dubois, Christophe Pichon, Charlotte Welker et al. · Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society · 2014 · 862 citations · Full text

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  1. JA
    J. A. Sellwood

    Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, United States

    12 publications · 1.4K citations

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  2. JB
    James Binney

    University of Oxford, United Kingdom

    11 publications · 679 citations

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  3. AS
    Anvar Shukurov

    Newcastle University, United Kingdom

    10 publications · 463 citations

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  4. EA
    E. Athanassoula

    Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, France

    10 publications · 329 citations

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  5. GC
    G. Contopoulos

    Academy of Athens, Greece

    9 publications · 191 citations

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Institutions

531

  1. Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique

    Paris, France

    20 h-index

    76 publications

    30.2K citations

  2. University of Cambridge

    Cambridge, United Kingdom

    20 h-index

    22 publications

    2.6K citations

  3. Heidelberg University

    Heidelberg, Germany

    18 h-index

    46 publications

    2.9K citations

  4. Institute of Astronomy

    Moscow, Russia

    18 h-index

    22 publications

    1.3K citations

  5. Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey

    New Brunswick, United States

    14 h-index

    24 publications

    4.7K citations

  6. University of Manchester

    Manchester, United Kingdom

    14 h-index

    18 publications

    2.6K citations

  7. University of Toronto

    Toronto, Canada

    13 h-index

    20 publications

    1.2K citations

  8. Center for Astrophysics Harvard & Smithsonian

    Cambridge, United States

    13 h-index

    20 publications

    2.6K citations

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  1. The Astrophysical Journal

    ApJ · 142 publications · 13.2K citations

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  2. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society

    163 publications · 11.9K citations

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  3. Astronomy and Astrophysics

    38 publications · 1.9K citations

    25

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  4. Nature

    20 publications · 2.4K citations

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  5. Astrophysics and Space Science

    21 publications · 477 citations

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