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"One of the most fascinating unresolved problems of modern astrophysics is how the galaxies we observe today were formed. The Lambda-Cold Dark Matter paradigm predicts that large spiral galaxies such as the Milky Way formed through accretion and tidal disruption of satellite galaxies, a notion...

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Corporate Author: Canary Islands Winter School on Astrophysics (Other)
Other Authors: Martínez-Delgado, David (Editor)
Format: Conference Paper
Language:English
Published: New York, NY Cambridge University Press 2013
Edition:1. publ.
Subjects:
Local Group (Astronomy) > Congresses
Konferenzschrift
Lokale Gruppe
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Author Notes:ed. by David Martínez-Delgado
Table of Contents:
  • The formation of the Milky Way in the CDM paradigm K.C. FreemanDark matter content and tidal effects in Local Group dwarf galaxies / Steven R. Majewski
  • Notes on the missing satellites problem James Bullock
  • The Milky Way satellite galaxies ; Stellar tidal streams R. Ibata
  • Tutorial : the analysis of colour-magnitude diagrams D. Valls-Gabaud
  • Tutorial : modelling tidal streams using n-body simulations J. Peñarrubia.

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