Extremely massive disc galaxies in the nearby Universe form through gas-rich minor mergers

In our hierarchical structure-formation paradigm, the observed morphological evolution of massive galaxies – from rotationally supported discs to dispersion-dominated spheroids – is largely explained via galaxy merging. However, since mergers are likely to destroy discs, and the most massive galaxie...

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Hoofdauteurs: Jackson, RA, Kaviraj, S, Martin, G, Devriendt, JEG, Noakes-Kettel, EA, Silk, J, Ogle, P, Dubois, Y
Formaat: Journal article
Taal:English
Gepubliceerd in: Oxford University Press 2022