Dwarf Galaxies: Keys to Galaxy Formation and Evolution [electronic resource] : Proceedings of Symposium 3 of JENAM 2010 /
Joint European and National Astronomical MeetingCorporate Author
Joint European and National Astronomical Meeting(2010 :Lisbon, Portugal)
Joint European and National Astronomical Meeting
Papaderos, Polychronis.editor.
Recchi, Simone.editor.
Hensler, Gerhard.editor.
Dwarf galaxy research constitutes an extremely vibrant field of astrophysical research, with many long-standing questions still unsettled and new ones constantly arising. The intriguing diversity of the dwarf galaxy population, observed with advanced ground-based and space-borne observatories over a wide spectral window providing an unprecedented level of detail, poses new challenges for both observers and theoreticians. The aim of this symposium was to bring together these two groups to exchange ideas and new results on the many evolutionary aspects of and open issues concerning dwarf galaxies. The main topics addressed include: • the birth of dwarf galaxies: theoretical concepts and observable relics across wavelength and time • the morphological, structural and chemical evolution of dwarf galaxies • possible evolutionary connections between early-type and late-type dwarfs • the star formation history of dwarf galaxies and its dependence on intrinsic and environmental properties • the origin and implications of starburst activity in dwarf galaxies • the fate of dwarfish systems born out of tidally ejected matter in galaxy collisions.
Description based upon print version of record.
Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
Part I General Properties of Dwarf Galaxies -- Part II Dwarf GalaxyModels -- Part III Dwarf Galaxies in the Local Group -- Part IV Dwarf Elliptical Galaxies -- Part V Star-Forming Dwarf Galaxies -- Part VI Dwarf Galaxies and their Environment.
Dwarf galaxy research constitutes an extremely vibrant field of astrophysical research, with many long-standing questions still unsettled and new ones constantly arising. The intriguing diversity of the dwarf galaxy population, observed with advanced ground-based and space-borne observatories over a wide spectral window providing an unprecedented level of detail, poses new challenges for both observers and theoreticians. The aim of this symposium was to bring together these two groups to exchange ideas and new results on the many evolutionary aspects of and open issues concerning dwarf galaxies. The main topics addressed include: • the birth of dwarf galaxies: theoretical concepts and observable relics across wavelength and time • the morphological, structural and chemical evolution of dwarf galaxies • possible evolutionary connections between early-type and late-type dwarfs • the star formation history of dwarf galaxies and its dependence on intrinsic and environmental properties • the origin and implications of starburst activity in dwarf galaxies • the fate of dwarfish systems born out of tidally ejected matter in galaxy collisions.
Astronomy.
Astrophysics.
Astronomy, Astrophysics and Cosmology.
Astrophysics and Space Science Proceedings