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radial acceleration relation: a standalone construct

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radial accelerationrelation1 CONSTRUCTRadial accelerationMCGAUGH · ASTROPHYSICS

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a tight empirical relation between the observed centripetal acceleration in galaxies and the acceleration predicted from their visible baryons.

In astrophysics, radial acceleration relation refers to a tight empirical relation between the observed centripetal acceleration in galaxies and the acceleration predicted from their visible baryons. This meaning comes from McGaugh (2016) in Physical Review Letters.[1]

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References

  1. McGaugh, S. S., Lelli, F., & Schombert, J. M. (2016). Radial Acceleration Relation in Rotationally Supported Galaxies. Physical Review Letters, 117(20). https://doi.org/10.1103/physrevlett.117.201101

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