Aula
Galaxy clusters are the perfect places  to study both the always controversial nature vs nurture problem and the  still not well understood evolution that galaxies follow. By studying  the properties of the galaxies at different locations of the cluster we  can assess the first problem, while studying the same properties over  cosmic time, helps constraining the different proposed evolutionary  theories. In this work we have focused in an intermediately-redshift  rich cluster, RX J0152.7-1357 (z=0.83), by fully characterizing its  stellar population properties with new state-of-the-art tools . By  this means, we have derived for the first time in such a high-z cluster   the ages, metallicities, abundance patterns and Star Formation  Histories of the cluster ETGs on an individual galaxy-basis . The  relations that these properties follow with galaxy velocity dispersion  allow us to discuss a passive evolution scenario with respect to a  cluster at z~0. Our results favor a downsizing picture where the  relation between the position within the cluster, the velocity  dispersion and the type of star formation history of the galaxies allow  us to better understand the cluster evolution. We find that the most  massive galaxies evolve passively while the lower-mass ones, generally  located at the outskirts of the cluster, experience a more extended star  formation history related to their later incorporation in the cluster.