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Three ways have been proposed to make elliptical galaxies: cooling by gas dynamical processes at late epochs, Compton cooling at early times and merging. These theories must address a variety of observational constraints, the most severe being the problems of slow rotation and high central phase densities. I look at some aspects of all three theories with particular attention to key numerical simulations and observations that can distinguish between the scenarios.
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Lake, G. (1987). Formation and Secular Evolution of Elliptical Galaxies. In: De Zeeuw, T. (eds) Structure and Dynamics of Elliptical Galaxies. International Astronimical Union, vol 127. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-3971-4_27
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