Formation & Evolution of early-types galaxies : Numerical simulations of galaxy mergers

A simple morphological classification of the galaxies in the local Universe shows two main families: (1) the disc galaxies, with spiral arms and in two-thirds of these galaxies a stellar bar; and (2) the elliptical and lenticular galaxies, labelled early-type galaxies (ETGs), which are dominated by...

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Main Author: Bois, Maxime
Language:FRE
Published: Université Claude Bernard - Lyon I 2011
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Online Access:http://tel.archives-ouvertes.fr/tel-00845753
http://tel.archives-ouvertes.fr/docs/00/84/57/53/PDF/TH2011_Bois_Maxime2.pdf