The discontinuity between elliptical and disk galaxies

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Feb 1978

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Astrophysical Journal, Part 2 - Letters to the Editor, vol. 219, Feb. 1, 1978, p. L95, L96. Research supported by the Consiglio

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Elliptical Galaxies, Galactic Structure, Hubble Diagram, Spiral Galaxies, Angular Momentum, Discontinuity, Photometry

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An interpretation of the Hubble morphological classification is discussed. Through the presentation of a number of lines of observational evidence, it is shown that two main classes of galaxies are recognizable: one contains spheroidal systems (elliptical galaxies); the other contains those galaxies showing both a spheroidal component and a disk (S0 and spiral galaxies). These two classes exhibit a strong discontinuity in angular momentum per unit mass.

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