The Envelopes of Spherical Galaxies
- 1 January 1987
- journal article
- abstracts
- Published by Cambridge University Press (CUP) in Symposium - International Astronomical Union
- Vol. 127, 511-512
- https://doi.org/10.1017/s0074180900185997
Abstract
The light distribution in the envelopes of spherical galaxies seems to be caused by the existence of a break in the energy distribution, N(E) at E = 0. This, in turn is probably caused by the escape of positive energy stars.Keywords
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