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Galactic Mass Distribution

Galactic Mass Distribution is a theoretical construct in astrophysics that specifies the spatial arrangement of stellar, gaseous, dark matter, and total mass components within a galaxy as a function of radius, enabling the modeling of gravitational potentials and rotational dynamics.

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Publications

779

On the Disks of Spiral and so Galaxies

K. C. Freeman · The Astrophysical Journal · 1970 · 2.1K citations

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The distribution of low-mass stars in the Galactic disc

Pavel Kroupa, Christopher A. Tout, G. Gilmore · Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society · 1993 · 1.7K citations

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The universal rotation curve of spiral galaxies — I. The dark matter connection

M. Persic, P. Salucci, Fulvio Stel · Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society · 1996 · 1.2K citations · Full text

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Introducing the Illustris project: the evolution of galaxy populations across cosmic time

Shy Genel, Mark Vogelsberger, Volker Springel et al. · Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society · 2014 · 1.1K citations · Full text

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A modification of the Newtonian dynamics - Implications for galaxies

Mordehai Milgrom · The Astrophysical Journal · 1983 · 1.1K citations

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  1. CS
    Carlos S. Frenk

    Durham University, United Kingdom

    13 publications · 2.5K citations

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  2. PJ
    P. J. E. Peebles

    Princeton University, United States

    12 publications · 799 citations

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  3. OB
    O. Bienaymé

    Observatoire astronomique de Strasbourg, France

    11 publications · 973 citations

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  4. LH
    Lars Hernquist

    Center for Astrophysics Harvard & Smithsonian, United States

    11 publications · 2.4K citations

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  5. JB
    Joss Bland‐Hawthorn

    The University of Sydney, Australia

    9 publications · 568 citations

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Institutions

602

  1. Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique

    Paris, France

    34 h-index

    115 publications

    12.7K citations

  2. Max Planck Institute for Astrophysics

    Garching, Germany

    25 h-index

    56 publications

    5.3K citations

  3. Center for Astrophysics Harvard & Smithsonian

    Cambridge, United States

    24 h-index

    54 publications

    10.6K citations

  4. University of Cambridge

    Cambridge, United Kingdom

    22 h-index

    39 publications

    5.3K citations

  5. Durham University

    Durham, United Kingdom

    22 h-index

    84 publications

    14.6K citations

  6. Max Planck Institute for Astronomy

    Heidelberg, Germany

    21 h-index

    41 publications

    4.2K citations

  7. California Institute of Technology

    Pasadena, United States

    20 h-index

    53 publications

    6.1K citations

  8. Chinese Academy of Sciences

    Beijing, China

    20 h-index

    81 publications

    4.9K citations

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  1. The Astrophysical Journal

    ApJ · 269 publications · 28.1K citations

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  2. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society

    169 publications · 20.2K citations

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  3. The Astronomical Journal

    AJ · 52 publications · 3.5K citations

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  4. Astronomy and Astrophysics

    48 publications · 3.9K citations

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  5. CERN Document Server (European Organization for Nuclear Research)

    Repository · 14 publications · 600 citations

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