We study long-term evolution of stellar bars in disk galaxies embedded in live dark matter halos. Using numerical modeling with N = 1.2 × 106 particles, we find...
Secular evolution along the sequence of S0 Hubble types through minor mergers
Recent studies have argued that galaxy mergers are not important drivers for the evolution of S0's, on the basis that mergers cannot preserve the coupling...
Secular evolution in action: unravelling the nature of bars and bulges
Studies of galactic bulges in relation with bars have provided powerful constraints on their formation and evolution. While spectroscopic measurements in 2D...
The detailed study of the different structural components of nearby galaxies can supply vital information about the secular, or internal, evolution of these...
Secular Evolution of Bulges Induced by Satellite Accretion
Satellite accretion events have been invoked for mimicking the internal secular evolutionary processes of bulge growth tep{Kormendy04}. In order to investigate...