Galaxy Scaling Relations Origins Evolution And Applications

Author : Luiz N. DaCosta,Alvio Renzini
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 416 pages
File Size : 50,8 Mb
Release : 2013-11-11
Category : Science
ISBN : 9783540696544

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Galaxy Scaling Relations: Origins, Evolution and Applications by Luiz N. DaCosta,Alvio Renzini Pdf

At close inspection every galaxy appears to have its own individuality.A galaxy can be warped, lop-sided, doubly-nucleated, boxy or disky, ... in its own specific, peculiar way. Hence, for a complete description, galaxy taxonomy may ask for finer and finer classification schemes. However, for some applications it may be more fruitful to let details aside and focus on some global properties of galaxies. One is then seeking to measure just a few quantities for each galaxy, a minimum set of globalobservables that yet captures some essential aspect of these objects. One very successful example of this approach is offered by the scaling rela tions of galaxies, the subject of the international workshop held at ESO head quarters in Garching on November 19-21, 1996. Discovered in the late 1970's, the Tully-Fisher relation for the spirals and the Faber-Jackson relation, or its more recent version the Fundamental Plane, for ellipticals have now become flourishing fields of astronomical research in their own right, as well as being widely used tools for a broad range of astronomical investigations. The work shop was designed to address three key issues on galaxy scaling relations, i.e., their Origins, Evolution, and Applications in astronomy. The Origins of galaxy scaling relations still escape our full understanding.

Author : Luiz Nicolaci Da Costa,Alvio Renzini
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 1997
Category : Galaxies
ISBN : OCLC:37870606

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Galaxy Scaling Relations by Luiz Nicolaci Da Costa,Alvio Renzini Pdf

Author : Alvio Renzini,Ralf Bender
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 520 pages
File Size : 45,5 Mb
Release : 2005-05-23
Category : Science
ISBN : 3540256652

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Multiwavelength Mapping of Galaxy Formation and Evolution by Alvio Renzini,Ralf Bender Pdf

The possibilities of astronomical observation have dramatically increased over the last decade. Major satellites, like the Hubble Space Telescope, Chandra and XMM Newton, are complemented by numerous large ground-based observatories, from 8m-10m optical telescopes to sub-mm and radio facilities. As a result, observational astronomy has access to virtually the whole electromagnetic spectrum of galaxies, even at high redshifts. Theoretical models of galaxy formation and cosmological evolution now face a serious challenge to match the plethora of observational data. In October 2003, over 170 astronomers from 15 countries met for a 4-day workshop to extensively illustrate and discuss all major observational projects and ongoing theoretical efforts to model galaxy formation and evolution. This volume contains the complete proceedings of this meeting and is therefore a unique and timely overview of the current state of research in this rapidly evolving field.

Author : Nikos Prantzos,Monica Tosi,Rudolf von Steiger
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 324 pages
File Size : 53,5 Mb
Release : 2012-12-06
Category : Science
ISBN : 9789401151160

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Primordial Nuclei and Their Galactic Evolution by Nikos Prantzos,Monica Tosi,Rudolf von Steiger Pdf

The present volume, the fourth one in the "Space Sciences Series of ISSI" (Inter national Space Science Institute), contains the proceedings of a workshop on "Pri mordial Nuclei and Their Galactic Evolution", which was held at ISSI in Bern on 6-10 May 1997. This topic was chosen following some general enquiries with the scientific community concerning its desirability and timeliness. Five convenors, D. Duncan, C. Hogan, J. Linsky, N. Prantzos, and H. Reeves (chair) subsequently set up the workshop, nominated a list of invitees, structured the workshop into a series of introductory talks and into six topical working groups (early Universe extragalactic objects -low-Z stars - galactic disk and galactic evolution - solar nebula -local interstellar medium), and described the tasks of the working groups in a list of keywords. It is the main task of ISSI to bring together space scientists, ground-based observers, and theorists from different fields and to give them the opportunity to discuss and compare their results, thus contributing to the achievement of a deeper understanding, adding value to those results through multi-disciplinary research in an atmosphere of international co-operation. In that spirit the convenors selected participants working in fields ranging from Big Bang theory to observers oftoday's Solar System, thus spanning the widest possible range both in time and space.

Author : Goran Poparić,Bratislav Obradović,Duško Borka,Milan Rajković
Publisher : MDPI
Page : 288 pages
File Size : 45,6 Mb
Release : 2019-04-23
Category : Science
ISBN : 9783038978503

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SPIG2018 by Goran Poparić,Bratislav Obradović,Duško Borka,Milan Rajković Pdf

This Special Issue covers a wide range of topics from fundamental studies to applications of ionized gases. It is dedicated to four topics of interest: 1. ATOMIC COLLISION PROCESSES (electron and photon interactions with atomic particles, heavy particle collisions, swarms, and transport phenomena); 2. PARTICLE AND LASER BEAM INTERACTION WITH SOLIDS (atomic collisions in solids, sputtering and deposition, and laser and plasma interactions with surfaces); 3. LOW TEMPERATURE PLASMAS (plasma spectroscopy and other diagnostic methods, gas discharges, and plasma applications and devices); 4. GENERAL PLASMAS (fusion plasmas, astrophysical plasmas, and collective phenomena). This Special Issue of Atoms will highlight the need for continued research on ionized gas physics in different topics ranging from fundamental studies to applications, and will review current investigations.

Author : François Hammer,Mathieu Puech,Hector Flores,Myriam Rodrigues
Publisher : World Scientific Publishing Company
Page : 400 pages
File Size : 52,6 Mb
Release : 2016-11-15
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9781786340566

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Studying Distant Galaxies by François Hammer,Mathieu Puech,Hector Flores,Myriam Rodrigues Pdf

Distant galaxies encapsulate the various stages of galaxy evolution and formation from over 95% of the development of the universe. As early as twenty-five years ago, little was known about them, however since the first systematic survey was completed in the 1990s, increasing amounts of resources have been devoted to their discovery and research. This book summarises for the first time the numerous techniques used for observing, analysing, and understanding the evolution and formation of these distant galaxies. In this rapidly expanding research field, this text is an every-day companion handbook for graduate students and active researchers. It provides guidelines in sample selection, imaging, integrated spectroscopy and 3D spectroscopy, which help to avoid the numerous pitfalls of observational and analysis techniques in use in extragalactic astronomy. It also paves the way for establishing relations between fundamental properties of distant galaxies. At each step, the reader is assisted with numerous practical examples and ready-to-use methodology to help understand and analyse research. François Hammer worked initially in general relativity and made the first modelling of gravitational lenses prior to their spectroscopic confirmation. Following this, he became co-leader of the first complete survey of distant galaxies, the Canada–France–Redshift Survey. This led to the discovery of the strong decrease of the cosmic star formation density measured from UV light as z=1, which, alongside Hector Flores, they confirmed as bolometric and dust independent. With Mathieu Puech, they then pioneered the 3D spectroscopy of distant galaxies, leading to a major increase of understanding of the dynamic state of distant galaxies evidenced by the scatter of the Tully–Fisher relation. This led them to propose, with the addition to the team of Myriam Rodrigues, that galactic disks may survive or be rebuilt in gas-rich mergers, a scenario that is consistent with contemporary cosmological simulations. Besides extensive observational experience, the authors have led, or are leading, several instruments implemented or to be implemented at the largest telescopes, including VLT/Giraffe, VLT/X-shooter, VLT/MOONS and E-ELT/MOSAIC. They have also developed several observational techniques in adaptive optics, and in sky subtraction for integral field units and fibre instruments. Request Inspection Copy

Author : Gary A Wegner
Publisher : World Scientific
Page : 379 pages
File Size : 47,6 Mb
Release : 2021-11-24
Category : Science
ISBN : 9789811211829

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Large-scale Peculiar Motions: Matter In Motion by Gary A Wegner Pdf

All matter, including galaxy clusters, galaxies, and their constituents follow orbits and flows driven by the net attraction of near and distant masses. The book presents the development of studies of peculiar motions along with discoveries in large-scale structure, the cosmic microwave background, baryonic oscillations, gravity waves, and their relation to current work on gravitation and dark matter.The results of peculiar motion measurements in the late 20th century are described as they were used to search for the dipole of the galaxy motions, a determination of cosmic density, and to compare with the cosmic microwave dipole, which led to the discovery of galactic flows and the Great Attractor. Newer detailed measurements from surveys in the 21st century have helped resolve the nature of these structures. Some prospects for future investigations are discussed.

Author : Joss Bland-Hawthorn,Kenneth Freeman,Francesca Matteucci
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 240 pages
File Size : 52,6 Mb
Release : 2014-02-11
Category : Science
ISBN : 9783642417207

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The Origin of the Galaxy and Local Group by Joss Bland-Hawthorn,Kenneth Freeman,Francesca Matteucci Pdf

This volume contains the updated and expanded lecture notes of the 37th Saas-Fee Advanced Course organised by the Swiss Society for Astrophysics and Astronomy. It offers the most comprehensive and up to date review of one of the hottest research topics in astrophysics - how our Milky Way galaxy formed. Joss Bland-Hawthorn & Ken Freeman lectured on Near Field Cosmology - The Origin of the Galaxy and the Local Group. Francesca Matteucci’s chapter is on Chemical evolution of the Milky Way and its Satellites. As designed by the SSAA, books in this series – and this one too – are targeted at graduate and PhD students and young researchers in astronomy, astrophysics and cosmology. Lecturers and researchers entering the field will also benefit from the book.

Author : João F. Alves,Mark J. McCaughrean
Publisher : Springer
Page : 540 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 2013-12-01
Category : Science
ISBN : 9783662402771

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The Origins of Stars and Planets: The VLT View by João F. Alves,Mark J. McCaughrean Pdf

Many important observational clues about our understanding of how stars and planets form in the interior of molecular clouds have been amassed using recent technological developments. ESO's Very Large Telescope promises to be a major step forward in the investigation of stellar nurseries and infant stars. This volume collects papers from the leaders in this very timely field of astrophysical research. It presents theoretical and a host of observational results and many papers show the plans for future observations.

Author : Luis C. Ho
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 502 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 2004-09-09
Category : Science
ISBN : 0521824494

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Coevolution of Black Holes and Galaxies: Volume 1, Carnegie Observatories Astrophysics Series by Luis C. Ho Pdf

This book was originally published in 2004. Black holes are among the most mysterious objects in the Universe. Weighing up to several billion Suns, massive black holes have long been suspected to be the central powerhouses of energetic phenomena such as quasars. Advances in astronomy have not only provided spectacular proof of this long-standing paradigm, but have revealed the unexpected result that far from being rare, exotic beasts, they inhabit the center of virtually all large galaxies. Candidate black holes have been identified in increasingly large numbers of galaxies, both inactive and active, to the point where statistical studies are possible. Fresh work has highlighted the close connection between the formation, growth, and evolution of supermassive black holes and their host galaxies. This volume contains the invited lectures from an international symposium that was held to explore this exciting theme, and is a valuable review for professional astronomers and graduate students.

Author : J.E. Barnes,D.B. Sanders
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 530 pages
File Size : 42,7 Mb
Release : 2012-12-06
Category : Science
ISBN : 9789401146654

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Galaxy Interactions at Low and High Redshift by J.E. Barnes,D.B. Sanders Pdf

These proceedings offer professional astronomers an overview of the rapidly advancing subject of galaxy interactions at low and high redshifts. The symposium gave participants an exciting glimpse of a developing synthesis highlighting galactic encounters and their role in the history of the Universe.

Author : C. Marcella Carollo,Henry C. Ferguson,Rosemary F. G. Wyse
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 248 pages
File Size : 53,5 Mb
Release : 1999
Category : Science
ISBN : 0521663342

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The Formation of Galactic Bulges by C. Marcella Carollo,Henry C. Ferguson,Rosemary F. G. Wyse Pdf

Bulges lie at the center of spiral galaxies. Until recently, they were thought to host uniquely old stellar populations and thus provide a key for understanding galaxy formation. Recent observations from the ground and space have drastically changed our view on the nature of bulges and shown that they can also contain dust, gas, and star-forming regions. This timely volume presents review articles by a panel of international experts who gathered at a conference at the Space Telescope Science Institute, Baltimore, to address several fundamental questions: What is a bulge? When and how did bulges form? And, on what timescales? This volume provides a state-of-the-art picture of our new understanding of these fundamental building-blocks of galaxies, and a stimulating reference point for all those interested in galaxy formation.

Author : Ralf Bender
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 394 pages
File Size : 42,7 Mb
Release : 2003-01-23
Category : Science
ISBN : 3540002057

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The Mass of Galaxies at Low and High Redshift by Ralf Bender Pdf

Measuring the masses of galaxies as a function of redshift is perhaps one of the most challenging open issues in current astronomical research. The evolution of the baryonic and dark matter components of galaxies is not only a critical test of the hierarchical formation paradigm, but ultimately also provides new clues on the complex interplay between star formation, the cooling and heating of gas and galaxy merging processes. This book reviews current techniques to measure the baryonic (stellar) and dark masses of nearby galaxies, and focusses on ongoing attempts to measure theses same quantities in galaxies at higher and higher redshifts. It also gives room to future perspectives, with special emphasis on new survey projects and satellite missions.

Author : Riccardo Giacconi,L. Kaper,E.P.J. van den Heuvel
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 408 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 2001-02-26
Category : Science
ISBN : 3540415815

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Black Holes in Binaries and Galactic Nuclei: Diagnostics, Demography and Formation by Riccardo Giacconi,L. Kaper,E.P.J. van den Heuvel Pdf

The observational evidence for the existence of black holes has grown significantly over recent decades. Stellar-mass black holes are detected as X-ray sources in binary systems, while supermassive black holes, with masses more than a million times the mass of the Sun, lurk in the nuclei of galaxies. These proceedings provide a useful and up-to-date overview of the observations of black holes in binaries, in the center of the Milky Way, and in the nuclei of galaxies, presented by leading expert astronomers. Special attention is given to the formation (including the recent evidence from gamma-ray bursts), physical properties, and demographics of black holes.

Author : Peter A. Shaver,Luigi Lella,Alvaro Gimenez
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 536 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 2003-07-11
Category : Science
ISBN : 3540401792

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Astronomy, Cosmology and Fundamental Physics by Peter A. Shaver,Luigi Lella,Alvaro Gimenez Pdf

This book provides an overview of many of the dramatic recent developments in the fields of astronomy, cosmology and fundamental physics. Topics include observations of the structure in the cosmic background radiation, evidence for an accelerating Universe, the extraordinary concordance in the fundamental parameters of the Universe coming from these and other diverse observations, the search for dark matter candidates, evidence for neutrino oscillations, space experiments on fundamental physics, and discoveries of extrasolar planets. This book will be useful for researchers and graduate students who wish to have a broad overview of the current developments in these fields.