Massive spheroids can form in single minor mergers

<p>Understanding how rotationally supported discs transform into dispersion-dominated spheroids is central to our comprehension of galaxy evolution. Morphological transformation is largely merger-driven. While major mergers can efficiently create spheroids, recent work has highlighted the sign...

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Principais autores: Jackson, R, Martin, G, Kaviraj, S, Laigle, C, Devriendt, J, Dubois, Y, Pichon, C
Formato: Journal article
Publicado em: Oxford University Press 2019