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Possible evidence for gravitational Bohr orbits in double galaxies: The Peterson, Turner, and Karachentsev samples

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A phenomenological model of double galaxy dynamics is constructed, assuming a Bohr model for isolated point galaxies bound together in circular orbits by the Newtonian gravitational force. The model is tested by using experimental data from three, independent, random samples of isolated pairs. In each case, the data provides cautious support for the existance of gravitational Bohr orbits in double galaxies, with a mean cosmic Planck's constant/2π given by:

$$\langle \hbar _g \rangle \approx 5 \times 10^{74} {\text{erg s }}{\text{.}}$$

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DerSarkissian, M. Possible evidence for gravitational Bohr orbits in double galaxies: The Peterson, Turner, and Karachentsev samples. Astrophys Space Sci 126, 185–191 (1986). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00644186

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