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The Evolutionary History of the Milky Way

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  25 May 2016

K.C. Freeman
K.C. Freeman*
Affiliation:
Mount Stromlo and Siding Spring Observatories The Australian National University Canberra, AUSTRALIA

Abstract

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The accretion of small satellite galaxies appears to have been important in the formation of the metal-poor halo of the Galaxy. The disrupting Sgr dwarf galaxy and the recent discovery of a young, metal-poor component of the halo indicate that this is a continuing process. The evolution of the galactic disk, and some consequences of the bar-like nature of the galactic bulge are briefly discussed.

Type
Spiral Galaxies
Information
Symposium - International Astronomical Union , Volume 171: New Light on Galaxy Evolution , 1996 , pp. 3 - 10
Copyright
Copyright © Kluwer 1996 

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