Massive elliptical galaxies: From cores to halos

In the context of recent observational results that show massive ellipticals were in place at high redshifts, we reassess the status of monolithic collapse in a ACDM universe. Using a sample of over 2000 galaxies from the Sloan Digital Sky Survey, by comparing the dynamical mass and stellar mass (es...

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Main Authors: Lintott, C, Ferreras, I, Lahav, O
Format: Journal article
Language:English
Published: Institute of Physics Publishing 2006