Self-regulating galaxy formation. I - H II disk and Lyman-alpha pressure

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Disk Galaxies, Galactic Evolution, Hydrogen Clouds, Lyman Alpha Radiation, Radiation Pressure, Astronomical Models, Galactic Radiation, Interstellar Matter, Stellar Evolution

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The nascent interstellar medium and star formation model are incorporated into a scenario for the formation epoch of spiral galaxies. The structure, star formation time scale, and luminosity of a self-gravitating isothermal disk are evaluated as functions of the disk surface density. The importance of radiation pressure, particularly that of Lyman-alpha, in maintaining an inflated disk and halting infall is discussed. The Lyman-alpha pressure also supports a considerable halo of material in the vicinity of the disk. A first-order infall scenario and the time-dependent properties of the system it constructs are presented. Disk properties are evaluated at the epoch at which further material is supportable against infall by Lyman-alpha pressure. The two-dimensional family of disk galaxies whose scales and surface density are expressible in terms of fundamental constants and which arise from the three parameter sets of perturbations in the Hubble flow are determined.

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