Issues in E Galaxy Formation: Many Problems, Few Solutions

Abstract.The quest to understand the sequence of events during the formation of large galaxies has often brought in globular cluster systems as touchstones for different models. Giant elliptical galaxies in particular confront us with the most varied tests of the models, since there are more formation channels whose end points are gE’s than for any other type of galaxy. Over the past decade or so, the debate on E galaxies has tended to …