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The Tully--Fisher Relation : A Numerical Simulator's Perspective

August E. Evrard

astro-pharXiv:astro-ph/9703173

Abstract

In this brief contribution, I outline hopes of understanding the origin of galaxy scaling relations using numerical simulations as a tool to gain understanding. The case of the Tully--Fisher relation for disk galaxies is used as an example to illustrate the modest achievements to date and the difficult tasks ahead.

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