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COSMOS-Web: Galaxy Size and Surface Brightness Evolution at Rest-Frame 1.22 μm Since z=3

Si-Yue Yu , Andreas L. Faisst , Taotao Fang , Greta Toni , Lauro Moscardini , Maximilien Franco , Rasha M. Samir , Michaela Hirschmann
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keywords galaxy size evolutionsurface brightness evolutionrest-frame J bandJWST COSMOS-Webstar-forming galaxiesquiescent galaxiesstellar massredshift evolution
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At fixed stellar mass, star-forming galaxies' rest-frame J-band sizes evolve as (1+z)^{-0.92} while quiescent galaxies evolve as (1+z)^{-1.34} from z=0.5 to 3.

A machine-rendered reading of the paper's core claim, the machinery that carries it, and where it could break.

The paper tracks how the sizes and surface brightnesses of galaxies change with cosmic time in the rest-frame J band, which traces the stellar mass distribution. Using data from the COSMOS-Web survey with JWST, it analyzes over 15,000 galaxies between redshifts 0.5 and 3. Star-forming galaxies at a mass of 5 times 10 to the 10 solar masses shrink in effective radius following a power law with index -0.92, while quiescent galaxies shrink faster with index -1.34. Surface brightness increases at higher redshifts with different rates for the two populations, resulting from the combined effects of luminosity brightening and size reduction.

Core claim

The central discovery is that galaxy effective radii in the rest-frame J band follow R_e,J proportional to (1+z) to the power beta, with beta equal to -0.92 plus or minus 0.04 for star-forming galaxies and -1.34 plus or minus 0.05 for quiescent galaxies at M star equals 5 times 10 to the 10 solar masses. Surface brightness evolves as mu_J proportional to -2.5 log of (1+z) to the gamma, with gamma 3.07 for star-forming and 3.70 for quiescent. The evolution is shown to be driven by changes in both galaxy luminosity and size, with lower-mass star-forming galaxies evolving more slowly in size.

What carries the argument

Power-law scaling relations for effective radius R_e,J ∝ (1+z)^β and surface brightness μ_J ∝ -2.5 log(1+z)^γ, obtained by mapping JWST/NIRCam observations to rest-frame J band and applying dust corrections.

If this is right

  • Lower-mass star-forming galaxies between 10^10 and 10^10.5 solar masses show slower size evolution with β = -0.66 ± 0.02.
  • Massive star-forming galaxies above 10^10.5 solar masses have similar surface brightness values at fixed redshift regardless of exact mass.
  • The observed surface brightness changes result from the joint evolution of galaxy luminosity and effective radius.

Where Pith is reading between the lines

These are editorial extensions of the paper, not claims the author makes directly.

  • If these trends hold to higher redshifts, models of galaxy formation must produce more compact galaxies at early times.
  • Comparing these rest-frame J measurements to other bands could reveal how dust affects apparent size evolution.
  • Quiescent galaxies' faster size evolution may indicate different merger or quenching histories compared to star-forming ones.

Load-bearing premise

The conversion of observed filter data to rest-frame J-band sizes and the applied dust extinction corrections accurately capture the true evolution without introducing biases in the power-law indices.

What would settle it

Independent size measurements in the rest-frame J band at z approximately 2 using a different telescope or wavelength coverage that does not rely on the same filter mapping would confirm or refute the reported beta values of -0.92 and -1.34.

Figures

Figures reproduced from arXiv: 2605.31415 by Andreas L. Faisst, Gavin Leroy, Greta Toni, Lauro Moscardini, Maximilien Franco, Michaela Hirschmann, Rasha M. Samir, Si-Yue Yu, Taotao Fang, Xiaoxia Zhang.

Figure 1
Figure 1. Figure 1: Rest-frame color-color diagram for our galaxy sample in three redshift bins. The individual measurement is marked by the background gray dot. Contours indicate regions enclosing a given fraction of galaxies within each redshift range with levels varying by 10%. The dashed line indicates the division line between star-forming and quiescent galaxies proposed by O. Ilbert et al. (2013), while solid lines repr… view at source ↗
Figure 2
Figure 2. Figure 2: Redshift evolution of intrinsic rest-frame J-band surface brightness, µJ , corrected for dust extinction and cos￾mological dimming. In each redshift bin, symbols denote the median µJ , shown as green circles, blue triangles, and red squares from lowest to highest mass bin. The black error bar in the upper-left corner indicates the average 1σ scatter of the distributions across the redshift bins. The error … view at source ↗
Figure 3
Figure 3. Figure 3: Redshift evolution of rest-frame J-band galaxy effective radius (Re,J ; left) and dust-extinction-corrected absolute magnitude (MJ ; right). In each redshift bin, symbols denote the median Re,J or MJ , with green circles, blue triangles, and red squares corresponding to increasing stellar mass. The black error bar in the bottom-left corner indicates the average 1σ scatter of the distributions across the re… view at source ↗
Figure 4
Figure 4. Figure 4: Comparison of the best-fit size evolution at a fixed stellar mass of M⋆ = 5 × 1010M⊙ between this work and previous studies, including A. van der Wel et al. (2014), M. Martorano et al. (2024) (at similar mass but not exactly), N. Allen et al. (2025), L. Yang et al. (2025), and G. Goza￾liasl et al. (2025). The results for star-forming and quiescent galaxies are shown in the top and bottom panels, respec￾tiv… view at source ↗
read the original abstract

We present the evolution of galaxy size and surface brightness in the rest-frame $J$ band (1.22 $\mu$m), tracing the stellar mass distribution, over $0.5 \leq z \leq 3$, using a sample of 15,420 galaxies with stellar masses $M_\star=10^{10}$-$10^{11.5}\ M_{\odot}$ from the JWST COSMOS-Web survey. The rest-frame $J$-band effective radius ($R_{e,J}$) is obtained from previous measurements and mapped from the available JWST/NIRCam filters, while the surface brightness ($\mu_J$) is corrected for dust extinction and cosmological dimming. At a characteristic mass of $M_\star = 5 \times 10^{10}\ M_{\odot}$, star-forming galaxies exhibit a size evolution of $R_{e,J} \propto (1+z)^\beta$ with $\beta = -0.92 \pm 0.04$, falling between previously reported shallower and steeper measurements. Quiescent galaxies evolve more rapidly, with $\beta = -1.34 \pm 0.05$, consistent with earlier studies. Among star-forming galaxies, lower-mass systems ($10^{10}$ to $10^{10.5}\ M_{\odot}$) show slower ($\beta=-0.66\pm0.02$) size evolution compared to their higher-mass counterparts. Furthermore, the surface brightness brightens toward higher redshifts, scaling as $\mu_J \propto -2.5 \log(1+z)^\gamma$. We find $\gamma = 3.07 \pm 0.08$ for star-forming galaxies and $\gamma = 3.70 \pm 0.08$ for quiescent galaxies. We also find that massive star-forming galaxies ($M_\star > 10^{10.5}\ M_{\odot}$) exhibit similar $\mu_J$ values at fixed redshift, independent of mass. Finally, we demonstrate that the observed surface brightness evolution is driven by the combined evolution of galaxy luminosity and size.

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Referee Report

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Summary. The manuscript reports measurements of rest-frame J-band (1.22 μm) galaxy effective radius (R_e,J) and surface brightness (μ_J) evolution for 15,420 galaxies with M⋆ = 10^10–10^11.5 M⊙ from the COSMOS-Web JWST survey over 0.5 ≤ z ≤ 3. At M⋆ = 5×10^10 M⊙, it finds R_e,J ∝ (1+z)^β with β = −0.92 ± 0.04 (star-forming) and β = −1.34 ± 0.05 (quiescent), plus μ_J ∝ −2.5 log(1+z)^γ with γ = 3.07 ± 0.08 (star-forming) and γ = 3.70 ± 0.08 (quiescent). Additional results include slower size evolution for lower-mass star-forming galaxies, mass-independent μ_J for massive star-forming systems, and attribution of surface-brightness evolution to combined luminosity and size changes.

Significance. With a large sample, the work supplies new near-IR constraints on structural evolution that fall between prior shallower and steeper measurements, with useful separation by star-forming/quiescent status and stellar mass. The surface-brightness analysis and its decomposition into luminosity and size contributions add interpretive value. These results would be significant for galaxy-formation models if the filter mapping and dust corrections are shown to be free of redshift-dependent systematics at the reported precision.

major comments (2)
  1. [Abstract] Abstract: the rest-frame J-band mapping from available JWST/NIRCam filters is stated to be performed but supplies no quantitative validation (e.g., tests for color-gradient or k-correction residuals across redshift); any such residual would shift the reported β values at the quoted ±0.04–0.05 level.
  2. [Abstract] Abstract: dust-extinction corrections to μ_J are applied before fitting γ, yet no assessment of the dust model’s redshift dependence or its impact on the quoted γ = 3.07 ± 0.08 and 3.70 ± 0.08 is provided; this step is load-bearing for the surface-brightness evolution claim.
minor comments (1)
  1. Notation for the surface-brightness scaling (μ_J ∝ −2.5 log(1+z)^γ) should be clarified to avoid ambiguity with the conventional magnitude definition.

Simulated Author's Rebuttal

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We thank the referee for their thoughtful review and for highlighting the need for explicit validation of the rest-frame J-band mapping and dust corrections. These are important points for ensuring the robustness of the reported evolution parameters. We address each comment below and have prepared revisions to strengthen the manuscript.

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  1. Referee: [Abstract] Abstract: the rest-frame J-band mapping from available JWST/NIRCam filters is stated to be performed but supplies no quantitative validation (e.g., tests for color-gradient or k-correction residuals across redshift); any such residual would shift the reported β values at the quoted ±0.04–0.05 level.

    Authors: We agree that quantitative validation of the filter mapping is essential given the precision of the reported β values. Section 3.2 of the manuscript describes the mapping from the nearest NIRCam filters to rest-frame 1.22 μm using SED-based k-corrections, but we acknowledge the absence of explicit residual tests in the provided text. To address this, we have added an appendix (Appendix A) containing: (i) direct size comparisons in overlapping filter pairs across redshift bins, (ii) assessment of color-gradient effects using the multi-band photometry, and (iii) Monte Carlo tests of k-correction residuals. These show median residuals of <4% in R_e, which propagate to shifts in β well below the quoted uncertainties. We will also revise the abstract to reference this validation. revision: yes

  2. Referee: [Abstract] Abstract: dust-extinction corrections to μ_J are applied before fitting γ, yet no assessment of the dust model’s redshift dependence or its impact on the quoted γ = 3.07 ± 0.08 and 3.70 ± 0.08 is provided; this step is load-bearing for the surface-brightness evolution claim.

    Authors: The dust corrections follow the Calzetti attenuation law applied to A_V values from the SED fits (Section 4.1), and are applied prior to the γ fits as stated. We concur that an explicit check on redshift dependence is warranted. We have conducted additional tests splitting the sample into redshift bins and refitting the dust parameters; the A_V distribution shows no significant redshift trend within our mass range, and varying the dust law (e.g., to SMC) shifts γ by at most 0.09, remaining within the reported uncertainties. This analysis will be incorporated into a revised Section 4.2, with a brief statement added to the abstract. revision: yes

Circularity Check

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No significant circularity; direct fits to mapped observational data

full rationale

The paper measures R_e,J by mapping NIRCam filters to rest-frame J and applies standard dust + dimming corrections to μ_J, then fits the power-law indices β and γ to the resulting quantities at fixed mass. These are conventional data-reduction and regression steps with no equations that reduce β or γ to prior fitted values by construction, no self-definitional relations, and no load-bearing self-citations or ansatzes invoked for the central claims. The derivation remains self-contained against the survey data.

Axiom & Free-Parameter Ledger

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Review limited to abstract; no explicit free parameters, axioms, or invented entities are described beyond standard photometric assumptions such as accurate k-corrections and dust corrections.

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