Shell Galaxies, Dynamical Friction, and Dwarf Disruption

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Authors

EBROVA I. JUNGWIERT B. CANALIZO G. BENNERT N. JÍLKOVÁ Lucie

Year of publication 2010
Type Article in Proceedings
Conference GALAXIES IN ISOLATION: EXPLORING NATURE VERSUS NURTURE
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Faculty of Science

Citation
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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