Seminar
Past and Present of Dwarf Galaxies in Clusters

Dr. Thorsten Lisker

Resumen

Dwarf galaxies are a complex population. They comprise objects with young and old stellar populations, slow and fast rotation, as well as single- and multi-component structure. These characteristics show correlations with environmental density - we thus believe that dwarf galaxies hold a fossil record of how environment affected galaxy evolution. In this talk I will review and discuss recent progress on our understanding of dwarf galaxies in clusters, both from the observational and the modelling side. In particular, I will attempt to reconcile the proposed formation mechanisms of early-type dwarf galaxies - the most abundant population in clusters - with the continuous environmental influence predicted by cosmological simulations.

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Past and Present of Dwarf Galaxies in Clusters
Dr. Thorsten Lisker
Astronomisches Rechen-Institut (ARI), Heidelberg
Wednesday March 26, 2014 - 12:30 GMT  (Aula)
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