The limited role of galaxy mergers in driving stellar mass growth over cosmic time

A key unresolved question is the role that galaxy mergers play in driving stellar mass growth over cosmic time. Recent observational work hints at the possibility that the overall contribution of `major' mergers (mass ratios $\gtrsim$1:4) to cosmic stellar mass growth may be small, because they...

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Prif Awduron: Martin, G, Kaviraj, S, Devriendt, J, Dubois, Y, Laigle, C, Pichon, C
Fformat: Journal article
Cyhoeddwyd: Oxford University Press 2017