Study on the formation and dynamics of galaxies
Thesis/Dissertation
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OSTI ID:5802004
The first half of this thesis is a study on the growth of perturbations in the early universe that might lead to galaxies, clusters of galaxies, or regions void of galaxies. The growth of self-similar perturbations in an Einstein-deSitter universe with cold, collisionless particles is investigated. Three classes of solutions are obtained; one each with planar, cylindrical, and spherical symmetry. The solutions follow the development of structure in both the linear and nonlinear regimes. Self-similar spherical voids which develop from initially underdense regions are also investigated. The character of each solution depends upon the initial density deficit. The second half of this thesis details solutions of steady-state axisymmetric models of elliptical and disk galaxies, and considers which observable properties can be used as diagnostics of the kinematic configuration of the spheroidal component of these systems. Two component mass models are fitted to surface brightness measurements and used to fit kinematic models to the velocity data.
- Research Organization:
- California Inst. of Tech., Pasadena (USA)
- OSTI ID:
- 5802004
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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