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galaxy harassment: a standalone construct

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Astrophysics

the transformation of galaxies in clusters by repeated high-speed encounters with other galaxies and the cluster potential.

In astrophysics, galaxy harassment refers to the transformation of galaxies in clusters by repeated high-speed encounters with other galaxies and the cluster potential. This meaning comes from Moore (1996) in Nature.[1]

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References

Moore, B., Katz, N., Lake, G., Dressler, A., & Oemler, A. (1996). Galaxy harassment and the evolution of clusters of galaxies. Nature, 379(6566), 613-616. https://doi.org/10.1038/379613a0

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