The Structural and Physical properties of Galaxies over the past 10Gyears

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How did matter transform itself from the smooth distribution of ~13Gyrs ago to the gravitationally-bound complex systems we call galaxies today. This collaboration has unique access to four world-leading datasets at a facility cost of over $40 million. These data will be analysed using novel computational algorithms (including Artifical Neural Networks) to ascertain the structural properties of galaxies as a function of look-back time. This will enable the mass and angular momentum history of bound-systems to be traced back to the epoch at which the first stars formed and to empirically establish when and by what mechanism each galaxy type formed and evolved. The final assimilated catalogue will provide a legacy resource for future astronomers.