2 papers
astro-ph.GA2025
Azimuthal Misalignments in Stellar Warp Structure as Dynamical Tracers of Mergers in Milky Way-like Galaxies
Lekshmi Thulasidharan, Elena D'Onghia, Robert Benjamin
We investigate the origin of warps in stellar disks using high-resolution Milky Way analogs from the IllustrisTNG50 simulation. Focusing on galaxies that experienced a major merger…
astro-ph.GA2024
The Age-Thickness Relation of the Milky Way Disk: A Tracer of Galactic Merging History
Lekshmi Thulasidharan, Elena D'Onghia, Robert Benjamin +3
The prevailing model of galaxy formation proposes that galaxies like the Milky Way are built through a series of mergers with smaller galaxies over time. However, the exact details…