Abstract
With the new discoveries that some dEs are rotationally supported and that dIs may show a large variety in star formation histories, the perceived relationships between these two families of galaxies are changing. There are at least three viable channels for the origin of dwarf elliptical galaxies with strong observational evidence that support their reality. I will discuss the observational evidence for each of these channels and the likely physical processes which determine each channel.
| Original language | English (US) |
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| Pages (from-to) | 139-146 |
| Number of pages | 8 |
| Journal | Proceedings of the International Astronomical Union |
| Volume | 1 |
| Issue number | C198 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - 2005 |
Keywords
- Galaxies: Local group
- Galaxies: clusters: general
- Galaxies: dwarf
- Galaxies: evolution
- Galaxies: formation
- Galaxies: stellar content