The formation of lenticular galaxies in nearby clusters

Lenticular (S0) galaxies have long been thought of as evolved spirals, in which the star formation has been suppressed, the spiral arms have faded, and the luminosity of the bulge has been built up relative to the disc. However, the sequence of events that explains these three observations and leads...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Johnston, Evelyn Joanne
Format: Thesis (University of Nottingham only)
Language:English
Published: 2015
Online Access:https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/14484/