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A model of protogalactic cloud collapse

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The present analytical model describes the collapse of a protogalactic cloud under the influence of gravitational and viscous forces. The model provides a discriminating mechanism that dictates what type of galaxy will eventually form.

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    Wilbur K. Brown

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Los Alamos National Laboratory is operated by the University of California for the United States Department of Energy under Contract W-7405-ENG-36.

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Brown, W.K. A model of protogalactic cloud collapse. Astrophys Space Sci 113, 143–153 (1985). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00650277

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