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In astrophysics, concept proposed to account for the existence of spiral arms in galaxies. In the density wave theory, stars in a spiral galaxy move in elliptical orbits in such a way that they crowd together in waves of temporarily enhanced density that appear as spiral arms. The idea was first proposed by Swedish astronomer Bertil Lindblad in the 1920s and developed by US astronomers Chia Lin and Frank Shu in the 1960s.

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