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Title:
The morphology-density relation - The group connection
Authors:
Postman, M.; Geller, M. J.
Affiliation:
AA(Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics, Cambridge, MA), AB(Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics, Cambridge, MA)
Publication:
Astrophysical Journal, Part 1 (ISSN 0004-637X), vol. 281, June 1, 1984, p. 95-99. (ApJ Homepage)
Publication Date:
06/1984
Category:
Astrophysics
Origin:
STI
NASA/STI Keywords:
GALACTIC CLUSTERS, GALACTIC EVOLUTION, GALACTIC STRUCTURE, SPACE DENSITY, COLLAPSE, COSMOLOGY, ELLIPTICAL GALAXIES, RED SHIFT
DOI:
10.1086/162078
Bibliographic Code:
1984ApJ...281...95P

Abstract

The relationship between galaxy morphology and local density is derived from two complete galaxy redshift surveys. This relationship is completely consistent with the one derived by Dressler for a sample of 55 rich clusters. The apparently universal morphology-density relation extends over six orders of magnitude in galaxy space density. There is no dependence of galaxy morphology on density in regions where the dynamical time scale is comparable with or greater than the Hubble time. At densities greater than about 600 galaxies/cu Mpc, S0's dominate the galaxy population. At these densities, stripping mechanisms are likely to affect the galaxy population. At densities greater than about 3000 galaxies/cu Mpc, the fraction of elliptical galaxies rises steeply. In these regions, the collapse time is short compared with typical time scales for the formation of disks.

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