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Swing Amplification

Swing Amplification is a theoretical mechanism in galactic dynamics that explains the transient growth of spiral density waves in differentially rotating stellar disks through the coherent alignment of leading and trailing perturbations, enhanced by self-gravity and shear.

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2017–2026

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SELF-PERPETUATING SPIRAL ARMS IN DISK GALAXIES

The Astrophysical Journal · 2013 · 224 citations · Full text

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DYNAMICS OF NON-STEADY SPIRAL ARMS IN DISK GALAXIES

The Astrophysical Journal · 2013 · 174 citations · Full text

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Amplification, Saturation, and<i>Q</i>Thresholds for Runaway: Growth of Self‐Gravitating Structures in Models of Magnetized Galactic Gas Disks

Woong‐Tae Kim, Eve C. Ostriker · The Astrophysical Journal · 2001 · 145 citations · Full text

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Non-linear coupling of spiral modes in disc galaxies

J.-F. Sygnet, M. Tagger, E. Athanassoula et al. · Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society · 1988 · 81 citations · Full text

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Simulations of normal spiral galaxies

Roelof Bottema · Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society · 2003 · 76 citations · Full text

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Authors

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  1. BF
    B. Fuchs

    Heidelberg University, Germany

    5 publications · 124 citations

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  2. CP
    Christophe Pichon

    Institut d'Astrophysique de Paris, France

    3 publications · 95 citations

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  3. JF
    Jean-Baptiste Fouvry

    Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, France

    3 publications · 95 citations

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  4. JB
    Junichi Baba

    National Astronomical Observatory of Japan, Japan

    2 publications · 126 citations

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  5. TT
    T. Tsuchiya

    National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology, Japan

    2 publications · 32 citations

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Institutions

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  1. National Astronomical Observatory of Japan

    Mitaka-shi, Japan

    5 h-index

    6 publications

    157 citations

  2. Heidelberg University

    Heidelberg, Germany

    5 h-index

    9 publications

    188 citations

  3. Institut d'Astrophysique de Paris

    Paris, France

    4 h-index

    7 publications

    310 citations

  4. University of California, Berkeley

    Berkeley, United States

    3 h-index

    3 publications

    103 citations

  5. Laboratoire de Physique Théorique

    Toulouse, France

    2 h-index

    2 publications

    76 citations

  6. Tokyo Institute of Technology

    Tokyo, Japan

    2 h-index

    3 publications

    413 citations

  7. University of Cambridge

    Cambridge, United Kingdom

    2 h-index

    2 publications

    76 citations

  8. Institut de Recherche sur les Systèmes Atomiques et Moléculaires Complexes

    Toulouse, France

    2 h-index

    2 publications

    76 citations

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  1. The Astrophysical Journal

    ApJ · 13 publications · 868 citations

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  3. Astronomy and Astrophysics

    5 publications · 162 citations

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  4. ArXiv.org

    Repository · 2 publications · 38 citations

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  5. The Astrophysical Journal Letters

    1 publications · 41 citations

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