Uploaded February 2008 | Updated September 2026, 3 weeks ago
This animation shows how speeding up and slowing down of the orbital motions of stars in galaxies can lead to stable spiral arms. This animation is not based on a particular physical model of those density waves, but is my "artist conception", to try to illustrate the concept.
This animation shows how speeding up and slowing down of the orbital motions of stars in galaxies can lead to stable spiral arms. This animation is not based on a particular physical model of those density waves, but is my "artist conception", to try to illustrate the concept.










