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Elemental abundances increased very rapidly at the early times of evolution of galaxies. Therefore, to interpret the high redshift observations by using synthesis models without taking into account the chemical evolution may yield erroneous conclusions. We will show how spiral and irregular galaxies evolve using a grid of realistic chemical and spectrophotometric models, able to reproduce the galaxies data of our local universe. By using these calibrated models, we may study a possible evolution of the metallicity–luminosity relation, such as other galaxy data correlations with the redshift.
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Mollá, M. (2010). Chemical Enrichment of Spiral Galaxies: Metallicity–Luminosity Relation. In: Diego, J., Goicoechea, L., González-Serrano, J., Gorgas, J. (eds) Highlights of Spanish Astrophysics V. Astrophysics and Space Science Proceedings. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-11250-8_58
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