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Formation and Disruption of Globular Star Clusters
S. Michael Fall, Qing Zhang
In the first part of this article, we review observations of the mass and luminosity functions of young and old star cluster systems. We also review some of the physical processes…
astro-ph2001
Global Evolution Models and the Extragalactic Background Light
S. Michael Fall
This article outlines a method to interpret the extragalactic background light in terms of the large-scale, average properties of galaxies, including the comoving densities of star…
astro-ph2001
Dust Absorption and Emission in Galaxies at High and Low Redshifts
S. Michael Fall
This article reviews three related topics: the extragalactic background l ight and its sources, evolution models for the dust absorption and emission in galaxies, and empirical con…