Abstract
In their study of the evolution of galaxies within clusters, Butcher and Oemler discovered evidence for a strong evolution in star-formation rate with redshift. Later studies confirmed this conclusion and uncovered several aspects of the effect: photometric, spectroscopic, and morphological. This article reviews a broad sample of these works and discusses selection effects, biases, and driving mechanisms that might be responsible for the changes in star-formation rate.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 294 - 299 |
| Number of pages | 6 |
| Journal | Publications of the Astronomical Society of Australia |
| Volume | 20 |
| Issue number | 3 |
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| Publication status | Published - 2003 |
| Externally published | Yes |