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astro-ph1998
The Formation and Evolution of Disk Galaxies
Shude Mao, H. J. Mo, Simon D. M. White
We review some of our recent progress in modelling the formation of disk galaxies in the framework of hierarchical structure formation. Our model is not only consistent with the lo…
astro-ph1998
Observational constraints on disk galaxy formation
D. Syer, Shude Mao, H. J. Mo
We use data from the literature to constrain theoretical models of galaxy formation. We show how to calculate the dimensionless spin parameter of the halos of disk galaxies and…