ISSN:
1476-4687
Source:
Nature Archives 1869 - 2009
Topics:
Biology
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Chemistry and Pharmacology
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Medicine
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Natural Sciences in General
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Physics
Notes:
[Auszug] The effects of an encounter between a galaxy and a neighbour are proportional to the tidal force and to the duration of the encounter. This force is inversely proportional to the cube of the distance r between the galaxies; the duration of the collision is proportional to r/v, where v is the ...
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/264733a0