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Local Dwarf Galaxies: Windows on Life at High z with Low Z

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The First Stars

Part of the book series: ESO ASTROPHYSICS SYMPOSIA ((ESO))

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In modern hierarchical galaxy formation scenarios, the smallest objects form first and merge to produce larger structures. In this review, I summarize some of the properties of the currently smallest dwarf galaxies of the Local Group and discuss whether they represent surviving examples - or close analogs - of the original galaxy building blocks of the early Universe.

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  1. Dept. of Astronomy, University of Michigan, 821 Dennison Bldg., Ann Arbor, MI 48109-1090

    Mario Mateo

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Achim Weiss Tom G. Abel Vanessa Hill

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Mateo, M. Local Dwarf Galaxies: Windows on Life at High z with Low Z . In: Weiss, A., Abel, T.G., Hill, V. (eds) The First Stars. ESO ASTROPHYSICS SYMPOSIA. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/10719504_54

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