West-Side Story (On the History of Density-Wave Spiral Theories in the 1960s)

dc.creatorMarochnik, Leonid
dc.date2005-01-10
dc.date.accessioned2026-07-07T02:16:41Z
dc.date.available2026-07-07T02:16:41Z
dc.descriptionThis paper deals with the history of Density-Wave Spiral Theories in the 1960s. The motivation to write the paper was the publication of two papers on the history of these theories (Pasha 2004a,b). Pasha's papers tell only a part of the story that took place on the Western side of the Iron Curtain in the 1960s. But giving only a part of the full story is a distortion of historical truth. Important work done on the Eastern side of the Iron Curtain is still little known in the West. In this paper, I fill the gaps and correct chronological inaccuracies in Pasha's story and mention facts that are still unknown (or little known) to the astronomical community in the West. I also give my recollection of the development of Density-Wave Spiral Theories in the 1960s.
dc.description16 pages
dc.identifierhttps://arxiv.org/abs/astro-ph/0501170
dc.identifierhttp://arxiv.org/abs/astro-ph/0501170
dc.identifier.urihttp://salesiana.dossiersoluciones.com/handle/123456789/8881
dc.subjectAstrophysics
dc.titleWest-Side Story (On the History of Density-Wave Spiral Theories in the 1960s)
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