Shell Galaxies, Dynamical Friction, and Dwarf Disruption
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| Year of publication | 2010 |
| Type | Article in Proceedings |
| Conference | GALAXIES IN ISOLATION: EXPLORING NATURE VERSUS NURTURE |
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| Web | https://arxiv.org/pdf/0909.3012.pdf |
| Keywords | shell galaxies |
| Description | Using N-body simulations of shell galaxies created in nearly radial minor mergers, we investigate the error of collision dating, resulting from the neglect of dynamical friction and of gradual disruption of the cannibalized dwarf. |
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