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A brief overview of the baryon cycle in galaxies
Abstract
Galaxy formation and evolution is governed by the continuous exchange of gas between the cosmic web, the circumgalactic medium (CGM), and the interstellar medium (ISM) of galaxies. This brief review summarises our current understanding of this baryon cycle, from the accretion of gas onto galaxies to its conversion into stars, and the feedback processes that regulate the growth of galaxies. Several open questions will be highlighted, that will encourage progresses in cosmological simulations, multiwavelength observations, and theory to resolve.
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BibTeX
@misc{veronese2026brief,
title = {{A brief overview of the baryon cycle in galaxies}},
author = {S. Veronese},
howpublished = {arXiv},
year = {2026},
month = nov,
doi = {10.48550/arxiv.2611.06264},
eprint = {2611.06264},
archivePrefix = {arXiv},
url = {https://arxiv.org/abs/2611.06264},
note = {CC BY 4.0},
}
RIS
TY - UNPB
TI - A brief overview of the baryon cycle in galaxies
AU - S. Veronese
PY - 2026
DA - 2026/11/04
PB - arXiv
DO - 10.48550/arxiv.2611.06264
UR - https://arxiv.org/abs/2611.06264
AB - Galaxy formation and evolution is governed by the continuous exchange of gas between the cosmic web, the circumgalactic medium (CGM), and the interstellar medium (ISM) of galaxies. This brief review summarises our current understanding of this baryon cycle, from the accretion of gas onto galaxies to its conversion into stars, and the feedback processes that regulate the growth of galaxies. Several open questions will be highlighted, that will encourage progresses in cosmological simulations, multiwavelength observations, and theory to resolve.
ER -