The role of mergers and halo spin in shaping galaxy morphology
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DOI: 10.1093/mnras/stx305
Abstract: Mergers and the spin of the dark matter halo are factors traditionally believed to determine the morphology of galaxies within a $\Lambda$CDM cosmology. We study this hypothesis by considering approximately 18,000 central galaxies at $z=0$… read more here.
Keywords: halo spin; mergers halo; morphology; galaxy morphology ... See more keywords