Title:

Tracing the Evolution of Massive Galaxies in the
NOAO Deep Wide-Field Survey



Arjun Dey
NOAO



Abstract:

The most massive galaxies provide a strong test of the prevailing 
theory of galaxy formation.  I will discuss constraints on the 
evolution of these massive galaxies from z~1 to the present, derived 
from the NOAO Deep Wide-Field Survey observations in Bootes. The 
unparalleled volume surveyed by the NDWFS allows accurate measurements 
of the properties of galaxy ensembles.  In contrast to some recent 
results, we find that this population evolves more slowly over this 
redshift range. We find that the luminous red galaxies have undergone 
mass-dependent evolution since z~1.