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Arthur M. Wolfe

Arthur Michael "Art" Wolfe was an American astrophysicist, professor and the former director of the Center for Astrophysics & Space Sciences at the University of California, San Diego. Together with Rainer K. Sachs, he authored the paper describing the Sachs-Wolfe effect.

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Arthur Michael "Art" Wolfe (29 April 1939 – 17 February 2014) was an American astrophysicist, professor and the former director of the Center for Astrophysics & Space Sciences at the University of California, San Diego. Together with Rainer K. Sachs, he authored the paper describing the Sachs-Wolfe effect.1

The disc galaxy DLA0817g is nicknamed the Wolfe Disc in his honor.

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  1. Sachs, R. K.; Wolfe, A. M. (1967). "Perturbations of a Cosmological Model and Angular Variations of the Microwave Background". Astrophysical Journal. 147: 73. Bibcode:1967ApJ...147...73S. doi:10.1086/148982.
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