2018/11/05 by Matthew Colless
Physics and Astronomy · #astro-ph.GA
paper · pdf · doi:10.1017/s1743921319004101
published as Proc. IAU 14 (2018) 215-221 · To appear in 'Galactic Angular Momentum', edited by Danail Obreschkow, the proceedings of Focus Meeting 6 held during the XXXth IAU General Assembly, August 2018 (6 pages, 7 figures). arXiv admin note: text overlap with arXiv:1608.00291
arxiv created 2018/11/05 · arxiv updated 2020/03/04
I review the insights emerging from recent large kinematic surveys of galaxies at low redshift, with particular reference to the SAMI, CALIFA and MaNGA surveys. These new observations provide a more comprehensive picture of the angular momentum properties of galaxies over wide ranges in mass, morphology and environment in the present-day universe. I focus on the distribution of angular momentum within galaxies of various types and the relationship between mass, morphology and specific angular momentum. I discuss the implications of the new results for models of galaxy assembly.