Optical and infrared studies of distant galaxies

This thesis investigates the evolution of galaxies as a function of look-back time, concentrating on early-type cluster galaxies. We demonstrate that selecting galaxies in the near-infrared produces samples that are representative of the galaxy population at intermediate and high redshift, and that...

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Main Author: Salamanca, Alfonso Aragón
Published: Durham University 1991
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Online Access:http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.305185