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astro-ph2001
Structure and dynamics of disks in galaxies
P. C. van der Kruit
One the most cited papers in astronomy is Ken Freeman's 1970 paper on exponential disks in galaxies. In this contribution I review what has been done in this area since then and wh…
astro-ph1999
On the axis ratio of the stellar velocity ellipsoid in disks of spiral galaxies
P. C. van der Kruit, R. de Grijs
The spatial distribution of stars in a disk of a galaxy can be described by a radial scale length and a vertical scale height. The ratio of these two scale parameters contains info…