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Victor Debattista:Understanding the trends in the Bulge of the Milky Way

2019-06-26  

Abstract:I present a model that helps understand the trends of the Milky Way’s bulge, including their age, kinematics, chemistry and distributions. I conclude that the bulge of the Milky Way formed largely in situ, whereas only about 1% of stars were accreted. I also demonstrate that there are hints that the MW bulge cannot be young.