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SUMMARY:Evolutionary population synthesis models. - Claudia Maraston - Uni
 versity of Portsmouth 
DTSTART:20201015T150000Z
DTEND:20201015T160000Z
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CONTACT:Steven Brereton
DESCRIPTION:Evolutionary population synthesis models describing the energe
 tic emission and stellar mass distribution of galaxies and star clusters a
 re the essential interpretative tool in astrophysics and cosmology. They a
 re used to infer key properties of stellar systems (age\, chemical composi
 tion\, stellar mass\, dark matter fraction) from data\, to predict the spe
 ctral energy distribution of simulated galaxies\, to trace galaxy ages as 
 a function of cosmic time for constraining cosmology\, to predict the numb
 er\, mass and location of stellar remnants rooting gravitational waves. Gi
 ven their widespread use\, the accuracy of population synthesis models aff
 ects directly our understanding of galaxy formation and evolution in a cos
 mological context. I shall review progress and difficulties and discuss ke
 y applications of these models over cosmic time.
LOCATION:ONLINE - Details will be sent by email.
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