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IT appears that we are now in agreement that star formation in the central regions of elliptical galaxies under the conditions originally postulated by Dr. Cameron is highly improbable. Cameron still believes that such processes may go on outside the nuclear regions of such galaxies. To this I would offer the following brief comments:
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BURBIDGE, G. Role of Turbulence in Star Formation in Elliptical Galaxies. Nature 196, 881–882 (1962). https://doi.org/10.1038/196881b0
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