Dwarf Galaxies in the Local Group and in the Local Volume

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2001-07-11

arxiv.org/abs/astro-ph/0107208v1

2001, in ``Dwarf Galaxies and their Environment'', 40th Graduiertenkolleg-Workshop, eds. K.S. de Boer, R.-J. Dettmar, & U. Kle

Astronomy and Astrophysics

Astrophysics

Invited review, 8 pages, 2 figures (one at reduced resolution). To appear in ``Dwarf Galaxies and their Environment'', Bad Hon

Scientific paper

After summarizing the characteristics of different types of dwarf galaxies I briefly review our current state of knowledge of dwarf galaxy evolution in the Local Group, for which we now have a fairly detailed although by no means comprehensive picture. All Local Group dwarfs studied to date contain an old population, though its fraction varies considerably. The majority of the dwarf companions of the Milky Way shows evidence for a common epoch of ancient star formation. Spatial variations in star formation are frequently observed in many dwarf galaxies in the Local Group and beyond. These spatial variations range from a seemingly stochastic distribution of star-forming regions in gas-rich, high-mass dwarfs to radial gradients in low-mass dwarfs. The global mode of star formation may be either continuous with amplitude variations or episodic. High-mass dwarf galaxies tend to form stars over a Hubble time, whereas low-mass dwarfs eventually cease to form stars, possibly aided by environmental effects. Much less is known about the content and properties of dwarf galaxies in the Local Volume, which we are trying to remedy through a large observational effort. Dwarf galaxies in the Local Volume follow a similar trend with absolute magnitude, mean metallicity, and central surface brightness as the Local Group dwarfs do, and appear to be subject to morphological segregation.

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