Journal article
The Secular Evolution of Disk Structural Parameters
Abstract
We present a comprehensive series of simulations to study the secular evolution of disk galaxies expected in a ΛCDM universe. Our simulations are organized in a hierarchy of increasing complexity, ranging from rigid-halo collisionless simulations to fully live simulations with gas and star formation. Our goal is to examine which structural properties of disk galaxies may result from secular evolution rather than from hierarchical assembly. In …
Authors
Debattista VP; Mayer L; Carollo CM; Moore B; Wadsley J; Quinn T
Journal
The Astrophysical Journal, Vol. 645, No. 1, pp. 209–227
Publisher
American Astronomical Society
Publication Date
July 2006
DOI
10.1086/504147
ISSN
0004-637X