Applications of Stellar Population Synthesis in the Distant Universe

Abstract

Comparison with artificial galaxy models is essential for translating the incomplete and low signal-to-noise data we can obtain on astrophysical stellar populations to physical interpretations which describe their composition, physical properties, histories and internal conditions. In particular, this is true for distant galaxies, whose unresolved light embeds clues to their formation and evolution as well as their impact on their wider environs. Stellar population synthesis models are now used as the foundation of analysis at all redshifts, but are not without their problems. Here we review the use of stellar population synthesis models, with a focus on applications in the distant Universe.

arXiv comment32 page review, published in Galaxies special issue, "Star Formation in the UV", ed. Jorick Vink

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