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Orientation of spiral galaxies as a test of theories of galaxy formation

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  07 February 2017

J. Jaaniste  and
E. Saar

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The cosmological turbulence theory and the theory of adiabatic fluctuations predict different orientations of galaxies in clusters and superclusters. the first theory favours the alignment of the planes of galaxies with the supergalactic plane, whereas the planes of spiral galaxies formed according to the second theory are perpendicular to the plane of a supergalaxy.

Type
V. The Formation of Structure in the Universe
Information
Symposium - International Astronomical Union , Volume 79: The Large Scale Structure of the Universe , 1978 , pp. 448 - 449
Copyright
Copyright © Reidel 1978 

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Jaaniste, J. and Saar, E., 1977. Tartu Astrophys. Obs. Preprint A-2.Google Scholar