Monolithic View of Galaxy Formation and Evolution

Monolithic View of Galaxy Formation and Evolution

We review and critically discuss the current understanding of galaxy formation and evolution limited to Early Type Galaxies (ETGs) as inferred from the observational data and briefly contrast the hierarchical and quasi-monolithic paradigms of formation and evolution. Since in Cold Dark Matter (CDM)...

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Main Authors: Cesare Chiosi, Emiliano Merlin, Lorenzo Piovan, Rosaria Tantalo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2014-07-01
Series:Galaxies
Subjects:
observational data
early types
formation and evolution
mass-radius relation
Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/2075-4434/2/3/300

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http://www.mdpi.com/2075-4434/2/3/300

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