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arxiv: 0909.3012 · v1 · pith:3ESBKHDSnew · submitted 2009-09-16 · 🌌 astro-ph.GA

Shell Galaxies, Dynamical Friction, and Dwarf Disruption

Ivana Ebrova , Bruno Jungwiert , Gabriela Canalizo , Nicola Bennert , Lucie Jilkova This is my paper
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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.

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