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  1. Newsgroups: sci.astro
  2. Path: sparky!uunet!psinntp!newstand.syr.edu!rodan.acs.syr.edu!gjstephe
  3. From: gjstephe@rodan.acs.syr.edu (Greg J Stephens)
  4. Subject: Re: Galaxy Formation
  5. Message-ID: <1992Jul28.222352.26449@newstand.syr.edu>
  6. Organization: Syracuse University, Syracuse, NY
  7. References: <1992Jul27.145212.2616@newstand.syr.edu> <1529f3INN7j0@darkstar.UCSC.EDU>
  8. Date: Tue, 28 Jul 92 22:23:51 EDT
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  11. In article <1529f3INN7j0@darkstar.UCSC.EDU> banshee@cats.ucsc.edu (Wailer at the Gates of Dawn) writes:
  12. >
  13. >Obviously galaxies start as an irregular clump, gravity pulls them into
  14. >an elliptical shape, and then spin momentum conservation cause that to
  15. >develop spiral arms.  Its all very simple.... just kidding.
  16. >
  17. Does this mean that the determining factor in galaxy formation
  18. is the initial angular momemtun of the cloud? 
  19.  
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  21. Greg Stephens
  22. 201 Physics Bldg.
  23. Syracuse, NY 13244
  24. Internet: stephens@suhep.phys.syr.edu
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