Published in "Galactic Bulges", Astrophysics and Space Science Library, Volume 418. ISBN 978-3-319-19377-9. Springer International Publishing Switzerland, 2016, p. 127.
http://arxiv.org/abs/1503.08105

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Abstract: This chapter summarizes our current understanding of the stellar population properties of bulges and outlines important future research directions.

Table of Contents

• INTRODUCTION
• RESULTS OBTAINED WITH SINGLE APERTURE
• General properties
• Comparison with SSP models
• Relation between stellar population and structural properties
• Bulges as composite systems
• THE INFLUENCE OF BARS IN BUILDING UP THE BULGE
• Stellar population of bars
• STAR FORMATION HISTORIES
• SPATIALLY RESOLVED STELLAR POPULATIONS IN BULGES
• THE BULGE-DISK CONNECTION
• SUMMARY
• FUTURE PROSPECTS
• REFERENCES