Formation and evolution of disk galaxies
arXiv:0809.0513 · doi:10.1017/S1743921308027889
Abstract
Global star formation is the key to understanding galaxy disk formation. This in turn depends on gravitational instability of disks and continuing gas accretion as well as minor merging. A key component is feedback from supernovae. Primary observational constraints on disk galaxy formation and evolution include the Schmidt-Kennicutt law, the Tully-Fisher relation and the galaxy luminosity function. I will review how theory confronts phenomenology, and discuss future prospects for refining our understanding of disk formation.
to appear in The Galaxy Disk in Cosmological Context Proceedings IAU Symposium No. 254, 2008, J. Andersen, J. Bland-Hawthorn & B. Nordstrm, eds
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