Reconstructing Galaxy Histories from Globular Clusters

Details Reconstructing Galaxy Histories from Globular Clusters Reconstructing Galaxy Histories from Globular Clusters

2004-01-19

arxiv.org/abs/astro-ph/0401366v1

Nature 427 (2004) 31-35

Astronomy and Astrophysics

Astrophysics

Review Article published in Nature, 1 January 2004. 18 pages, 4 figures, pdf format only

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Nearly a century after the true nature of galaxies as distant "island universes" was established, their origin and evolution remain great unsolved problems of modern astrophysics. One of the most promising ways to investigate galaxy formation is to study the ubiquitous globular star clusters that surround most galaxies. Recent advances in our understanding of the globular cluster systems of the Milky Way and other galaxies point to a complex picture of galaxy genesis driven by cannibalism, collisions, bursts of star formation and other tumultuous events.

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