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Stellar density wave of the spiral galaxy M81.

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Stellar density wave of the spiral galaxy M81.

Stellar density wave of the spiral galaxy M81. Left panel – Theoretical density distribution for a spiral mode. Middle panel – IRAC 3.6 micron map of the non-axisymmetric density distribution. Right panel – Comparison of observation with the theoretical model.