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Condensation of Dust in Galactic Explosions

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Large quantities of solid particles with sizes of the order of the wavelength of light may form in explosions of massive objects in the nuclei of galaxies.

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    F. HOYLE & N. C. WICKRAMASINGHE

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HOYLE, F., WICKRAMASINGHE, N. Condensation of Dust in Galactic Explosions. Nature 218, 1126–1127 (1968). https://doi.org/10.1038/2181126a0

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