The WISDOM of power spectra: how the galactic gravitational potential impacts a galaxy’s central gas reservoir in simulations and observations

Observations indicate that the central gas discs are smoother in early-type galaxies than their late-type counterparts, while recent simulations predict that the dynamical suppression of star formation in spheroid-dominated galaxies is preceded by the suppression of fragmentation of their interstell...

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Main Authors: Gensior, Jindra (Author) , Davis, Timothy A (Author) , Bureau, Martin (Author) , Kruijssen, Diederik (Author) , Cappellari, Michele (Author) , Ruffa, Ilaria (Author) , Williams, Thomas G (Author)
Format: Article (Journal)
Language:English
Published: 12 October 2023
In: Monthly notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Year: 2023, Volume: 526, Issue: 4, Pages: 1-22
ISSN:1365-2966
DOI:10.1093/mnras/stad3127
Online Access:Verlag, lizenzpflichtig, Volltext: https://doi.org/10.1093/mnras/stad3127
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Author Notes:Jindra Gensior, Timothy A. Davis, Martin Bureau, J.M. Diederik Kruijssen, Michele Cappellari, Ilaria Ruffa and Thomas G. Williams

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