THE LOCAL DWARF GALAXIES:BUILDING BLOCKS OFMASSIVE ONES? I.THE FORNAX DWARF GALAXY

A chemical evolution of the Local Group dwarf galaxy Fornax is considered in the framework of the merger scenario. We suppose a galactic stellar halo to be formed as separate fragments which then merge; thus, we can calculate the set of such the fragments to reproduce the observed metallicity distri...

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Main Author: T. V. Nykytyuk
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Odessa I. I. Mechnykov National University 2008-12-01
Series:Odessa Astronomical Publications
Online Access:http://oap.onu.edu.ua/article/view/86865