Author： Mirabel I.F.
Publisher： Springer Publishing Company
ISSN： 0004-640X
Source： Astrophysics and Space Science, Vol.281, Iss.1-2, 2002-07, pp. : 375-378
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Abstract
Nearby luminous galaxies serve as templates to gain insight into the building blocks of the most luminous galaxies in the distant universe. In this conference I have shown that the most luminous galaxies in the Local Universe are mergers of evolved gas-rich galaxies that radiate the bulk of their energy in the mid and far-infrared. The most important implication for future studies on the formation of galaxies at early cosmological timescales is that they will appear as luminous sub-millimeter sources.
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