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Merger driven explosive evolution of distant galaxies (minor mergers)

We derived solutions for the Smoluchowski kinetic equation for the mass function of galaxies, which describes mergers in differential approximation, where mergers with low-mass galaxies are the dominant factor. The evolution of the initial distribution is analyzed as well as the influence of the sou...

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Published in:Astrophysical bulletin 2013-07, Vol.68 (3), p.273-284
Main Authors: Kats, A. V., Kontorovich, V. M.
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Language:English
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Summary:We derived solutions for the Smoluchowski kinetic equation for the mass function of galaxies, which describes mergers in differential approximation, where mergers with low-mass galaxies are the dominant factor. The evolution of the initial distribution is analyzed as well as the influence of the source represented by galaxies (halos) that disengage fromthe global cosmological expansion. It is shown that the evolution of the slope of the power-law portion of the luminosity function at a constant mass-to-luminosity ratio observed in the Ultradeep Hubble Field can be described as a result of explosive evolution driven by galaxy mergers. In this case the exponent depends exclusively on the uniformity degree of merger probability as a function of mass.
ISSN:1990-3413
1990-3421
DOI:10.1134/S1990341313030048