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ABSTRACT

1.INTRODUCTION

2.ANGULAR MOMENTUM OF DARK MATTER HALOS

2.1.Tidal Torque Theory

2.2.Angular Momentum Acquisition via Mergers

3.THE ANGULAR MOMENTUM OF GALAXIES

3.1.Modeling Gas Accretion onto Galaxies

3.2.Hydrodynamic Simulations of Galaxy Formation

4.ANGULAR MOMENTUM OF GASEOUS HALOS

4.1.Observations of High Angular Momentum Gas

4.2."Cold Flow" Gas Accretion and Angular Momentum

4.2.1.Theoretical Predictions: High Angular Momentum, Co-rotation, and Inspiraling Cold Streams

5.SUMMARY AND CONCLUSION

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