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radial migration: a standalone construct

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Astrophysics

the movement of stars to new galactocentric radii through resonant scattering by transient spiral arms without heating the disc.

In astrophysics, radial migration refers to the movement of stars to new galactocentric radii through resonant scattering by transient spiral arms without heating the disc. This meaning comes from Sellwood (2002) in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society.[1]

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References

Sellwood, J. A., & Binney, J. J. (2002). Radial mixing in galactic discs. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 336(3), 785-796. https://doi.org/10.1046/j.1365-8711.2002.05806.x

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