Globular clusters are roughly spherical, densely packed groups of stars found around galaxies. Most globular clusters probably formed at the same time as their host galaxies. They therefore provide a unique fossil record of the conditions during the formation and early evolution of galaxies. This volume presents a comprehensive review of globular cluster systems. It summarizes their observed properties, and shows how these constrain models of the structure of stars, the formation and evolution of galaxies and globular clusters, and the age of the Universe. For graduate students and researchers, this volume provides the definitive reference on globular cluster systems.
- ISBN13 9780521550574
- Publish Date 13 May 1998
- Publish Status Inactive
- Out of Print 16 January 2015
- Publish Country GB
- Imprint Cambridge University Press
- Format Hardcover
- Pages 181
- Language English