Future merger of the Milky Way with the Andromeda galaxy and the fate of their supermassive black holes

Our Galaxy and the nearby Andromeda galaxy (M 31) are the most massive members of the Local Group, and they seem to be a bound pair, despite the uncertainties on the relative motion of the two galaxies. A number of studies have shown that the two galaxies will likely undergo a close approach in the...

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Hauptverfasser: Schiavi, Riccardo (VerfasserIn) , Capuzzo-Dolcetta, Roberto (VerfasserIn) , Arca Sedda, Manuel (VerfasserIn) , Spera, Mario (VerfasserIn)
Dokumenttyp: Article (Journal)
Sprache:Englisch
Veröffentlicht: 01 October 2020
In: Astronomy and astrophysics
Year: 2020, Jahrgang: 642
ISSN:1432-0746
DOI:10.1051/0004-6361/202038674
Online-Zugang:Verlag, lizenzpflichtig, Volltext: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/202038674
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Verfasserangaben:Riccardo Schiavi, Roberto Capuzzo-Dolcetta, Manuel Arca-Sedda, and Mario Spera

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