
Originally Posted by
Mek
Greetings all
I am an amateur that LOVES science.
Most of all cosmology I guess.
ANyway, I was wondering if anyone has any thoughts on galactic rotation.? One of my favorite facts ,is that a woman discovered that stars @ a galaxies edge rotate @ approx. the same speed as stars closer into the core. It was conventional wisdom that those at the edge would rotate faster, but that has been proven false.
What are the mechanisms responsible, and do modern computer generated collisions between galaxies take this into account?
Also,.. not to step on any toes,, but since I will be using these forums to try and expand my horizons, until I can learn who is reasonable and who is not on my own, could someone post the names of those members who are most reasonable, and :? those whom I might be wasting my time trying to decipher.
TY