Symmetries in Stellar, Galactic and Extragalactic Astronomy

2022/01/11 by László Szabados, L. Szabados, Szabados, László
Physics and Astronomy · #FOS: Physical sciences #Historical Astronomy and Related Studies #History and Developments in Astronomy #Popular Physics (physics.pop-ph) #Solar and Stellar Astrophysics (astro-ph.SR) #Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies #astro-ph.SR #physics.pop-ph

paper · pdf · doi:10.48550/arxiv.2201.04966

13 pages, 10 figures. Appeared as a chapter in the book Complex Symmetries (ed. G. Darvas), Birkhäuser (2022), pp.191-205. ISBN 978-3-030-88058-3. The content in this version is identical with that of the published paper, but the layout is somewhat different

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Abstract

Examples are presented for appearance of geometric symmetry in the shape of various astronomical objects and phenomena. Usage of these symmetries in astrophysical and extragalactic research is also discussed.

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