Emerging angular momentum physics from kinematic surveys

• Main Author: Colless, Matthew
• Format: Text
• Language: unknown
• Published: arXiv 2018
• Subjects: Astrophysics of Galaxies astro-ph.GA; FOS Physical sciences; sami
• Online Access: https://dx.doi.org/10.48550/arxiv.1811.01518; https://arxiv.org/abs/1811.01518

I review the insights emerging from recent large kinematic surveys of galaxies at low redshift, with particular reference to the SAMI, CALIFA and MaNGA surveys. These new observations provide a more comprehensive picture of the angular momentum properties of galaxies over wide ranges in mass, morphology and environment in the present-day universe. I focus on the distribution of angular momentum within galaxies of various types and the relationship between mass, morphology and specific angular momentum. I discuss the implications of the new results for models of galaxy assembly. : To appear in 'Galactic Angular Momentum', edited by Danail Obreschkow, the proceedings of Focus Meeting 6 held during the XXXth IAU General Assembly, August 2018 (6 pages, 7 figures). arXiv admin note: text overlap with arXiv:1608.00291