Exploring dwarf galaxies in the infrared

Dwarf galaxies are key objects in many cosmological theories, being the most numerous galaxy type in the local universe, the simplest stellar systems that appear to be dominated by dark matter and possible local analogues to the earliest galaxies formed. Due to their intrinsic faintness, however, de...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Smith, Rachel
Published: University of Bristol 2009
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Online Access:http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.503877