The Ages of Elliptical Galaxies in a Merger Model

Kauffmann, G.

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The Ages of Elliptical Galaxies in a Merger Model

G. Kauffmann³

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There have long been two competing views on the formation history of the ellipticals galaxies we see today. One is that most of the stars in present-day galactic bulges and ellipticals were produced during a relatively short, early phase of intense star formation at high redshift. The second view is that elliptical galaxies are relative latecomers, having been produced as the result of the merging of disk galaxies drawn together by gravity as their surrounding dark matter halos coalesced.

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Universitäts-Sternwarte München, Germany
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Roger L. Davies

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Kauffmann, G. (1996). The Ages of Elliptical Galaxies in a Merger Model. In: Bender, R., Davies, R.L. (eds) New Light on Galaxy Evolution. International Astronomical Union / Union Astronomique Internationale, vol 171. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-0229-9_40

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