Astronomy and Astrophysics – Astrophysics
Scientific paper
Feb 1993
adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1993apj...404..468m&link_type=abstract
Astrophysical Journal, Part 1 (ISSN 0004-637X), vol. 404, no. 2, p. 468-475.
Astronomy and Astrophysics
Astrophysics
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Astronomical Models, Galactic Evolution, Galactic Halos, Interacting Galaxies, Cosmochemistry, Dark Matter, Nuclear Fusion, Star Formation
Scientific paper
We construct schematic models for chemical evolution and cosmochronology within the expanding and collapsing protogalactic halo followed by formation of the local disk. Star formation is associated with both the rate of protogalactic mergers and the intrinsic gas density of protogalactic clouds and the disk. This leads naturally to a scenario in which star formation in the disk can be delayed by several billion years relative to the formation of the oldest globular clusters. We analyze various cosmochronometers in the context of this model and show that the apparent differences between the maximum globular-cluster ages, the white-dwarf cooling age, and nuclear chronometric ages can be understood. The merger models which satisfy the age constraints imply a relatively late forming peak in luminosity and therefore may be consistent with the observed peak in galaxy number counts at intermediate redshifts. Versions of the model with and without nonbaryonic dark matters can yield significant dark baryonic halos.
Mathews Grant J.
Schramm David N.
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