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Elliptical Galaxies: The Age - Metallicity Dilemma

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  25 May 2016

Cesare Chiosi*
Affiliation:
Department of Astronomy, Vicolo dell'Osservatorio 5, 35122 Padova, Italy

Abstract

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In this paper, we briefly report on the study by Bressan et al. (1995, BCT) who examine the properties of elliptical galaxies in the space of the parameters Hβ, [MgFe], (1550-V), and velocity dispersion Σ, try to infer the age of these systems, and cast light on the age-metallicity dilemma.

Type
Elliptical Galaxies
Copyright
Copyright © Kluwer 1996 

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