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The Disk Heating Problem (1991)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Lacey, C. (1991). The Disk Heating Problem.

Tidally triggered galaxy formation. I - Evolution of the galaxy luminosity function (1991)
Journal Article
Lacey, C., & Silk, J. (1991). Tidally triggered galaxy formation. I - Evolution of the galaxy luminosity function. Astrophysical Journal, 381, 14-32. https://doi.org/10.1086/170625

Motivated by accumulating evidence that large-scale galactic star formation is initiated and sustained by tidal interactions, a phenomenological model is developed for the galaxy luminosity function, commencing from a galaxy mass function that is pre... Read More about Tidally triggered galaxy formation. I - Evolution of the galaxy luminosity function.