Evolution of the brightest cluster galaxies

In this thesis, I explore the evolution of the brightest cluster galaxies (BCGs) over the last 10 billion years through detailed studies of both local BCGs from SDSS and their high-z progenitors from CANDELS UDS. First, I study a large sample of local BCGs and link their morphologies to their struct...

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Main Author: Zhao, Dongyao
Published: University of Nottingham 2016
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Online Access:http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.703208