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
MU Faculty or unit	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.
Related projects:	Physics of Sun, stars, and stellar systems