A semi-analytical perspective on massive galaxies at z ∼ 0.55

ABSTRACT The most massive and luminous galaxies in the Universe serve as powerful probes to study the formation of structure, the assembly of mass, and cosmology. However, their detailed formation and evolution is still barely understood. Here we extract a sample of massive mock galaxies from the se...

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Published in:Monthly notices of the Royal Astronomical Society 2019-06, Vol.486 (1), p.1316-1331
Main Authors: Stoppacher, D, Prada, F, Montero-Dorta, A D, Rodríguez-Torres, S, Knebe, A, Favole, G, Cui, W, Benson, A J, Behrens, C, Klypin, A A
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