New method of the investigation of alignment of galaxies in clusters

Włodzimierz Godłowski, Vladimir Stephanovich, Monika Biernacka

Various models of galaxy formation can account for various aspects of the galaxy and structures formation process on different scales. The different scenarios predict different type of galaxy alignment which enables for observational test of various models. This gives us the method for testing scenarios of galaxy formation. In the paper we compare the theoretical prediction with observation results and with results obtained from simulation. We will finish the paper by discussing the implications of the results for the theories of galaxy formation.

Proceedings of the Polish Astronomical Society, vol. 10, 309-314 (2020)

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