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Modelling the chemical evolution of the Milky Way

Astrophysics of Galaxies 2021-09-08 v1

Abstract

In this review I will discuss the comparison between model results and observational data for the Milky Way, the predictive power of such models as well as their limits. Such a comparison, known as Galactic archaeology, allows us to impose constraints on stellar nucleosynthesis and timescales of formation of the various Galactic components (halo, bulge, thick disk and thin disk).

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@article{arxiv.2106.13145,
  title  = {Modelling the chemical evolution of the Milky Way},
  author = {Francesca Matteucci},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2106.13145},
  year   = {2021}
}

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93 pages,37 figures. Accepted in Astronomy & Astrophysics Review