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A star cluster view of the life of massive galaxies

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  17 July 2013

Myung Gyoon Lee  and
Hong Soo Park
Myung Gyoon Lee
Affiliation:
Seoul National University, Seoul, Korea email: mglee@astro.snu.ac.kr
Hong Soo Park
Affiliation:
Seoul National University, Seoul, Korea email: mglee@astro.snu.ac.kr
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Abstract

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We present an overview of recent findings on the kinematics, age, and metallicity of globular cluster systems in nearby giant elliptical galaxies and their implications for understanding how giant elliptical galaxies formed and evolved.

Keywords

galaxies: star clustersgalaxies: evolutiongalaxies:elliptical and lenticularcD
Type
Contributed Papers
Information
Proceedings of the International Astronomical Union , Volume 8 , Symposium S295: The intriguing life of massive galaxies , August 2012 , pp. 315
Copyright
Copyright © International Astronomical Union 2013 

References

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