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Flat rotation curves: A result of the helical inverse cascade in turbulent media

Prabhu, RD and Krishan, V (1994) Flat rotation curves: A result of the helical inverse cascade in turbulent media. In: Astrophysical journal, the, 428 (2). pp. 483-492.

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Abstract

We have modeled the rotation curves of 21 galaxies observed by Amram et al. (1992), by combining the effects of rigid rotation, gravity, and turbulence. The main motivation behind such modeling is to study the formation of coherent structures in turbulent media and explore its role in the large-scale structures of the universe. The values of the parameters such as mass, turbulent velocity, and angular velocity derived from the rotation curve fits are in good agreement with those derived from the prevalent models.

Item Type: Journal Article
Publication: Astrophysical journal, the
Publisher: University of chicago press
Additional Information: Copyright of this article belongs to University of chicago press.
Department/Centre: Division of Physical & Mathematical Sciences > Astronomy and Astrophysics Programme
Date Deposited: 13 Apr 2011 05:40
Last Modified: 13 Apr 2011 05:40
URI: http://eprints.iisc.ac.in/id/eprint/36478

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