Emerging angular momentum physics from kinematic surveys [GA]

http://arxiv.org/abs/1811.01518


I review the insights emerging from recent large kinematic surveys of galaxies at low redshift, with particular reference to the SAMI, CALIFA and MaNGA surveys. These new observations provide a more comprehensive picture of the angular momentum properties of galaxies over wide ranges in mass, morphology and environment in the present-day universe. I focus on the distribution of angular momentum within galaxies of various types and the relationship between mass, morphology and specific angular momentum. I discuss the implications of the new results for models of galaxy assembly.

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M. Colless
Tue, 6 Nov 18
6/77

Comments: To appear in ‘Galactic Angular Momentum’, edited by Danail Obreschkow, the proceedings of Focus Meeting 6 held during the XXXth IAU General Assembly, August 2018 (6 pages, 7 figures). arXiv admin note: text overlap with arXiv:1608.00291