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astro-ph.CO2011★ 5 cited
The Milky Way and other spiral galaxies
F. Hammer, M. Puech, H. Flores +3
Cosmologists have often considered the Milky Way as a typical spiral galaxy, and its properties have considerably influenced the current scheme of galaxy formation. Here we compare…
astro-ph.CO2011
The Formation of Large Galactic Disks: Revival or Survival?
F. Hammer, M. Puech, H. Flores +5
Using the deepest and the most complete set of observations of distant galaxies, we investigate how extended disks could have formed. Observations include spatially-resolved kinema…
astro-ph.CO2011★ 2 cited
Could M31 come from a major merger and eject the LMC away?
S. Fouquet, F. Hammer, Y. B. Yang +3
We investigated a scenario in which M31 could be the remnant of a major merger and at the origin of the LMC. Galaxy merger simulations were run in order to reproduce some M31 prope…