Andrea Cimatti (Universita di Bologna), Filippo Fraternali (The Netherlands Rijksuniversiteit Groningen), Carlo Nipoti (Universita di Bologna)

Introduction to Galaxy Formation and Evolution

From Primordial Gas to Present-Day Galaxies

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Produktbeschreibung

The Universe is filled with beautiful galaxies, made of stars, gas and dark matter, that formed during nearly fourteen billion years since the Big Bang. This advanced textbook, bridging the gap between introductory and specialized texts, reveals the complex physical processes of galaxy formation and evolution within a cosmological context.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Cambridge University Press
• Seitenzahl: 582
• Erscheinungstermin: 17. Oktober 2019
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 251mm x 198mm x 32mm
• Gewicht: 1410g
• ISBN-13: 9781107134768
• ISBN-10: 1107134765
• Artikelnr.: 56875581

Autorenporträt

Andrea Cimatti is full Professor of Astrophysics at the Università di Bologna. He has worked in Germany, the USA, and Italy at the INAF Arcetri Astrophysical Observatory. His research uses the largest telescopes in space and on Earth to study galaxies and cosmology. He is one of the founders of ESA's Euclid space mission. He is a recipient of the Bessel Prize of the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation, among others. He teaches courses on fundamental astronomy and on galaxy formation and evolution. He has published key papers based on observational studies of distant galaxies.

Inhaltsangabe

Preface; 1. Introduction; 2. The cosmological framework; 3. Present-day galaxies as a benchmark for evolutionary studies; 4. Present-day star-forming galaxies; 5. Present-day early-type galaxies; 6. The environment of present-day galaxies; 7. Formation, evolution and properties of dark matter halos; 8. Main ingredients of galaxy formation theory; 9. From recombination to reionisation; 10. Theory of galaxy formation; 11. Observing galaxy evolution; Appendix A. Acronyms; Appendix B. Constants and units; Appendix C. Astronomical compendium; Appendix D. Physics compendium; References; Index.

Rezensionen

'An impressive achievement which presents a detailed account of the remarkable progress in our understanding of how galaxies formed and evolved over the past 13 billion years. The authors have brought together the latest theoretical and observational developments in this fast-paced subject carefully explaining with helpful illustrations the underlying physical concepts.' Richard Ellis, University College London