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Galaxy Formation (Physics Series) [Hardcover]

James A. Green (Author), Green James A. et.al. (Author), The Astrophysics Community (Author)
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  • Hardcover: 70 pages
  • Publisher: Greenwood Research; 1 edition (December 1996)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 1890121347
  • ISBN-13: 978-1890121341
  • Product Dimensions: 9.2 x 6.2 x 1.2 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 1 pounds
  • Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
  • Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #10,758,014 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars Galaxy formation via the 1st Big Bang phase transition, October 16, 1999
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This volume develops galaxy formation as a consequence of the first Big Bang fireball phase transition He++ to He+, which depressurized the Big Bang fireball, allowing gravitation to fragment out material lobes of galactic dimensions. That is, the galaxies formed at the time the first complete atoms with electron hulls were formed. The analysis proceeds from 2 different angles, on the one hand from an analysis of binding energies applied to gravitationally bound clouds of material at the transition temperature, and on the other hand from a consideration of the Jeans length pressure waves in the plasma created by the He++ to He+ pressure jog. Both approaches yeild compatible galactic models, with the dynamical-theory-of-gasses approach pioneered by Jeans supplying the best results, including the expectation radius of a spiral galaxy and the structure laws for the barred spirals and all other galaxies with internal structure that has a regular form.
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