2011/01/01 by Kateřina Bartošková, K. Bartošková, B. Jungwiert +6 · 1 citation
Physics and Astronomy · #Astronomy #Astronomy and Astrophysical Research #Astrophysics #Elliptical galaxy #Galaxies: Formation, Evolution, Phenomena #Galaxy #Galaxy formation and evolution #Galaxy merger #Lenticular galaxy #Materials science #Physics #Scientific Research and Discoveries #Shell (structure) #astro-ph.CO #astro-ph.GA
paper · pdf · doi:10.1007/978-3-642-20285-8_39
2 pages, 1 figure, to appear in the Proceedings of JENAM 2010, Symposium 2: "Environment and the formation of galaxies: 30 years later"
openalex publication_date 2011/01/01 · arxiv created 2011/03/13 · arxiv updated 2015/05/27 · openalex created_date 2016/06/24 · openalex updated_date 2026/08/05
As the missing complement to existing studies of shell galaxies, we carried out a set of self-consistent N-body simulations of a minor merger forming a stellar shell system within a giant elliptical galaxy. We discuss the effect of a phenomenon possibly associated with the galaxy merger simulations --- a presence of multiple generations of shells.