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Giant disk galaxies : Where environment trumps mass in galaxy evolution

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  27 October 2016

H. M. Courtois
H. M. Courtois*
Affiliation:
University of Lyon 1 - CNRS/IN2P3, IPNL 4 rue Enrico Fermi 69622 Villeurbanne, France email: [email protected]
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There is an ongoing argument regarding galaxies, like there is regarding children, of whether the final outcome is driven primarily by nature or nurture. In the case of galaxies, the total mass plays the role of genetics (nature) and the number of nearby galaxies plays the role of family life (nurture). Untangling the role of each has been particularly difficult for galaxies because the mass of a galaxy is closely tied to its environment.

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Proceedings of the International Astronomical Union , Volume 11 , General Assembly A29B: Astronomy in Focus , August 2015 , pp. 738
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