The Formation of Early-Type Galaxies: Observations to z=1
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How does the number density of early-type galaxies (E+S0) evolve with redshift? What are their star formation histories? Do their mass density profile and other structural properties evolve with redshift? Answering these questions is key to understanding how E+S0s form and evolve. I review the observational evidence on these issues, focusing on the redshift range z=0.1-1, and compare it to the predictions of current models of galaxy formation.
18 pages, 5 figures. Invited review to appear in "Carnegie Observatories Astrophysics Series, Vol. 3: Clusters of Galaxies: Probes of Cosmological Structure and Galaxy Evolution", ed. J. S. Mulchaey, A. Dressler, and A. Oemler (Cambridge: Cambridge Univ. Press) (submitted Apr 14 2003)
18 pages, 5 figures. Invited review to appear in "Carnegie Observatories Astrophysics Series, Vol. 3: Clusters of Galaxies: Probes of Cosmological Structure and Galaxy Evolution", ed. J. S. Mulchaey, A. Dressler, and A. Oemler (Cambridge: Cambridge Univ. Press) (submitted Apr 14 2003)