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Cosmology

the theory that protogalaxies gain angular momentum from tidal torques of surrounding structure before they collapse.

In cosmology, tidal torque theory refers to the theory that protogalaxies gain angular momentum from tidal torques of surrounding structure before they collapse. This meaning comes from Peebles (1969) in The Astrophysical Journal.[1]

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References

Peebles, P. J. E. (1969). Origin of the Angular Momentum of Galaxies. The Astrophysical Journal, 155, 393. https://doi.org/10.1086/149876

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