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Table 10

Merger event symbols and their definition.

Symbol Definition

η merger Mass ratio [Eq. (95)]
E them,i Thermal energy of a hot gas phase [Eqs. (99), (101)]
E grav Gravitational interaction energy [Eqs. (100), (101)]
εboost(τ) Merger boost time function [Eq. (98)]
η gas Gas fraction in the remnant system [Eq. (98)]
τ merger Characteristic merger time scale [Eq. (98)]

Notes. Symbols are listed in order of appearance.

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