Tootfinder

The emergence of globular clusters and globular-cluster-like dwarfs: #cosmological simulations in which both dark-matter-free GCs and dark-matter-rich dwarf galaxies naturally emerge in the Standard Cosmology. We show that these objects inhabit distinct locations in the size–luminosity plane and that they have similar ages, age spread, metallicity and metallicity spread to globulars and dwarfs in the nearby Universe. About half of our simulated globulars form by means of regular star formation near the centres of their host dwarf, with the rest forming further out, triggered by mergers. The latter are more tidally isolated and more likely to survive to the present day. Finally, our simulations predict the existence of a new class of object that we call ‘globular-cluster-like dwarfs’ (GCDs)."

Der Angriff auf Wissen(schaft): ein guter Überblick über die Entwicklung drüben, aber ob man in der Überschrift nun wirklich auf das finstere Mittelalter rekurrieren musste? Je mehr ich über den Maga-Wahn lese, desto mehr fühle ich mich an die chinesische Kulturrevolution erinnert. Aber auch der Vergleich hinkt natürlich.

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