Houjun Mo (Amherst University of Massachusetts), Frank van den Bosch (Associate Professor, Yale University, Connecti, Simon White

Galaxy Formation and Evolution

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Covering diverse topics from astronomy, particle physics, and cosmology, this book is ideal for researchers entering the field. Emphasizing both observational and theoretical aspects, the book provides a coherent introduction to the broad range of science underlying the formation and evolution of galaxies.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Cambridge University Press
• Seitenzahl: 840
• Erscheinungstermin: 20. Mai 2010
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 253mm x 183mm x 43mm
• Gewicht: 1770g
• ISBN-13: 9780521857932
• ISBN-10: 0521857937
• Artikelnr.: 28245057

Autorenporträt

Houjun Mo is Professor of Astrophysics at the University of Massachusetts. He is known for his work on the formation and clustering of galaxies and their dark matter halos.

Inhaltsangabe

1. Introduction
2. Observational facts
3. Cosmological background
4. Cosmological perturbations
5. Gravitational collapse and collisionless dynamics
6. Probing the cosmic density field
7. Formation and structure of dark matter halos
8. Formation and evolution of gaseous halos
9. Star formation in galaxies
10. Stellar populations and chemical evolution
11. Disk galaxies
12. Galaxy interactions and transformations
13. Elliptical galaxies
14. Active galaxies
15. Statistical properties of the galaxy population
16. The intergalactic medium
Appendices
References
Index.