ISSN:
1476-4687
Source:
Nature Archives 1869 - 2009
Topics:
Biology
,
Chemistry and Pharmacology
,
Medicine
,
Natural Sciences in General
,
Physics
Notes:
[Auszug] Due to the disk-like mass distribution of the Galaxy, stars in the disk (including the Sun) experience a restoring force towards the galactic plane which gives rise to harmonic oscillation perpendicular to the galactic plane. Stellar velocity distributions have been used empirically to derive the ...
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/308712a0
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