1998/06/19 by M. Tosi, Monica Tosi, Tosi, Monica
Engineering · Physics and Astronomy · #Advanced Thermodynamics and Statistical Mechanics #Astrophysics (astro-ph) #FOS: Physical sciences #Phase Equilibria and Thermodynamics #Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies #astro-ph
paper · pdf · doi:10.48550/arxiv.astro-ph/9806266
10 pages, 3 figs, uses moriond.sty. Review presented at XVIIIth Rencontre de Moriond `Dwarf Galaxies and Cosmology', eds. T.X.Thuan, C.Balkowski, V.Cayatte, J.Tran Than Van, 1998 Editions Frontieres, in press
arxiv created 1998/06/19 · openalex publication_date 1998/06/19 · arxiv updated 2009/12/01 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/07/28
The state-of-the-art of chemical evolution models for Irregular and Blue Compact galaxies is reviewed. The resulting scenarios for the initial mass function, the regime of star formation and the efficiency of gas outflows are described: The IMF appears to be roughly the same everywhere; the SF has possibly followed a bursting regime in BCGs and a more continuous regime in Irregulars, but with significant exceptions; galactic winds must occur in some of these galaxies, with efficiencies inversely proportional to the galaxy potential well.