Evidence for merging or disruption of red galaxies from the evolution of their clustering

Abstract

The formation and evolution of massive red galaxies form a crucial test of theories of galaxy formation based on hierarchical assembly. In this letter we use observations of the clustering of luminous red galaxies from the Bootes field and N-body simulations to argue that about 1/3 of the most luminous satellite galaxies appear to undergo merging or disruption within massive halos between z~0.9 and z~0.5.

arXiv comment4 pages, 3 figures, matches version accepted by ApJLett

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