The formation of galactic disks is a surprisingly tough topic to understand. In a great paper, UCI grad student Olti Myrtaj shows how and why the Milky Way disk undergoes 3 distinct phases (chaotic -> thick disk -> thin disk). A thin disk requires a virialized inner CGM and slow(er) gas accretion. 🧪
Mike Boylan-Kolchin
Proud to share our latest paper led by PhD student Olti Myrtaj
➡️ Why did the Milky Way evolve in three kinematic phases?
arxiv.org/abs/2605.22806
