Gaussian random field: Physical origin of sersic profiles

Astrophysical Journal Letters

Volumn 790, Issue 2, 2014, Pages

  Cen, Renyue ^a  

^a PRINCETON UNIVERSITY OBSERVATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

galaxies: elliptical and lenticular, cD; galaxies: formation; galaxies: halos; galaxies: nuclei; galaxies: star formation; galaxies: structure

Indexed keywords

EID: 84904668024     PISSN: 20418205     EISSN: 20418213     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/2041-8205/790/2/L24     Document Type: Article

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