The Tully-Fisher relation and its evolution with redshift in cosmological simulations of disc galaxy formation

dc.creatorPortinari, Laura
dc.creatorSommer-Larsen, Jesper
dc.date2006-06-21
dc.date2006-11-29
dc.date.accessioned2026-07-07T10:23:13Z
dc.date.available2026-07-07T10:23:13Z
dc.descriptionWe present predictions on the evolution of the Tully-Fisher (TF) relation with redshift, based on cosmological N-body/hydrodynamical simulations of disc galaxy formation and evolution. The simulations invoke star formation and stellar feedback, chemical evolution with non-instantaneous recycling, metallicity dependent radiative cooling and effects of a meta-galactic UV field, including simplified radiative transfer. At z=0, the simulated and empirical TF relations are offset by about 0.4 magnitudes (1 sigma) in the B and I bands. The origin of these offsets is somewhat unclear, but it may not necessarily be a problem of the simulations only. As to evolution, we find a brightening of the TF relation between z=0 and z=1 of about 0.85 mag in rest-frame B band, with a non-evolving slope. The brightening we predict is intermediate between the (still quite discrepant) observational estimates. This evolution is primarily a luminosity effect, while the stellar mass TF relation shows negligible evolution. The individual galaxies do gain stellar mass between z=1 and z=0, by a 50-100%; but they also correspondingly increase their characteristic circular speed. As a consequence, individually they mainly evolve ALONG the stellar mass TF relation, while the relation as such does not show any significant evolution.
dc.description14 pages, 6 figures; minor revisions and added references; version accepted for publication on MNRAS. Fig. 1,2,3,4 available also in colour version from the source files
dc.identifierhttps://arxiv.org/abs/astro-ph/0606531
dc.identifierhttp://arxiv.org/abs/astro-ph/0606531
dc.identifierMon.Not.Roy.Astron.Soc.375:913-924,2007
dc.identifierdoi:10.1111/j.1365-2966.2006.11348.x
dc.identifier.urihttp://salesiana.dossiersoluciones.com/handle/123456789/175749
dc.subjectAstrophysics
dc.titleThe Tully-Fisher relation and its evolution with redshift in cosmological simulations of disc galaxy formation
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