Cosmological simulations of galaxy formation appear to show a "two-phase" character with a rapid early phase at z ≳ 2 during which "in situ" stars are formed within the galaxy from infalling cold gas followed by an extended phase since z ≲ 3 during which "ex situ" stars are primarily accreted. In th...
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