The Stripe 82 Massive Galaxy Project. III. A Lack of Growth among Massive Galaxies
The Stripe 82 Massive Galaxy Project. III. A Lack of Growth among Massive Galaxies
Abstract The average stellar mass ( M * ) of high-mass galaxies ( <?CDATA $\mathrm{log}{M}_{* }/{M}_{\odot }\gt 11.5$?> ) is expected to grow by ∼30% since <?CDATA $z\sim 1$?> , largely through ongoing mergers that are also invoked to explain the observed increase in galaxy sizes. Direct evidence for the …