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Current scenarios for the large-scale structure of the universe lead to rather precise predictions for the structure and evolution of primeval galaxies. These scenarios are reviewed, and models of protogalaxies are described. I discuss the origin of the first stars, and the chemical evolution of galaxies. The role of environment in affecting galaxy properties is described, and I conclude with a summary of various tests of galaxy formation theory.
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Silk, J. (1988). From star formation to galaxy formation. In: Lawrence, A. (eds) Comets to Cosmology. Lecture Notes in Physics, vol 297. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/BFb0118823
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