Possible galactic scale discretization

Dominic G. B. Edelen

ResearchPublished 1963

The theoretical basis and the detailed calculations leading to the prediction that elliptical galaxies occur only in certain discrete sizes. The empirical evidence for this prediction will appear in a later memorandum.

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Edelen, Dominic G. B., Possible galactic scale discretization. Santa Monica, CA: RAND Corporation, 1963. https://www.rand.org/pubs/research_memoranda/RM3941.html.
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