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The average density of the Universe and the Regge law

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We calculate the principal inertia moments of a three-dimensional mass distribution rotating with angular velocity ω in a self-gravitating homogeneous field with axial symmetry. We show that the angular momentumJ may, under certain conditions, be of the Regge-like type. These results are used to evaluate the mass and average density of the Universe.

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  1. Instituto de Fisica, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, RS, Brasil

    A. A. Schmidt, H. A. Dottori & C. A. Z. Vasconcellos

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Schmidt, A.A., Dottori, H.A. & Vasconcellos, C.A.Z. The average density of the Universe and the Regge law. Astrophys Space Sci 127, 15–20 (1986). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00637757

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