Local Group Cosmology

Author : David Martínez-Delgado
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 324 pages
File Size : 54,6 Mb
Release : 2013-10-21
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781107434172

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Local Group Cosmology by David Martínez-Delgado Pdf

One of the most fascinating unresolved problems of modern astrophysics is how the galaxies we observe today were formed. The Lambda-Cold Dark Matter paradigm predicts that large spiral galaxies such as the Milky Way formed through accretion and tidal disruption of satellite galaxies. The galaxies of the Local Group provide the best laboratory in which to investigate these galaxy formation processes because they can be studied with sufficiently high resolution to exhume fossils of galactic evolution embedded in the spatial distribution, kinematics, and chemical abundances of their oldest stars. Based on the twentieth Winter School of the Canary Islands Institute of Astrophysics, this volume provides a firm grounding for graduate students and early career researchers working on Local Group cosmology. It presents modules from eight eminent and experienced scientists at the forefront of Local Group research, and includes overviews of observational techniques, diagnostic tools, and various theoretical models.

Author : Joss Bland-Hawthorn,Kenneth Freeman,Francesca Matteucci
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 240 pages
File Size : 45,9 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 : Heidi Jo Newberg,Jeffrey L. Carlin
Publisher : Springer
Page : 250 pages
File Size : 44,7 Mb
Release : 2015-12-29
Category : Science
ISBN : 9783319193366

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Tidal Streams in the Local Group and Beyond by Heidi Jo Newberg,Jeffrey L. Carlin Pdf

This volume is written by leading scientists in the field, who review the current state of our knowledge of tidal streams in the Milky Way, the Andromeda galaxy, and in other nearby galaxies. The cosmological origins of dwarf galaxies and the physical processes by which they are tidally disrupted into streams and incorporated into galaxy halos are discussed. The techniques that have been used to identify tidal streams are presented and will be useful to researchers who would like to find substructures in the next generation of optical sky surveys, including Pan-STARRS and LSST. The methods that are currently under development to constrain both large scale distribution of dark matter in the Milky Way and the (small scale) lumpiness of the dark matter distribution are also explained. The authors also provide motivation for future spectroscopic surveys of Milky Way halo stars, which will aid both in the identification of tidal streams and the constraint of dark matter properties. This volume is aimed at graduate students who are beginning this field of research, but is also a resource for researchers who study tidal streams and related fields. In addition to presenting the physical processes by which tidal streams are created, it also reviews the current state of the observations and the progress towards utilizing these observations to constrain the distribution of dark matter in the Milky Way. The book will introduce anyone with a background in astrophysics to the field of tidal streams.

Author : David Martínez Delgado
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 2013
Category : Local Group (Astronomy)
ISBN : 1107416566

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Local Group Cosmology by David Martínez Delgado Pdf

"One of the most fascinating unresolved problems of modern astrophysics is how the galaxies we observe today were formed. The Lambda-Cold Dark Matter paradigm predicts that large spiral galaxies such as the Milky Way formed through accretion and tidal disruption of satellite galaxies, a notion previously postulated on empirical grounds from the character of stellar populations found in our Galaxy. The Local Group galaxies are the best laboratory in which to investigate these galaxy formation processes because they can be studied with sufficiently high resolution to exhume fossils of galactic evolution embedded in the spatial distribution, kinematics, and chemical abundances of their oldest stars"--Provided by publisher.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 777 pages
File Size : 49,9 Mb
Release : 2024-06-29
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9780521554336

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Precision Cosmology by Anonim Pdf

Author : Sidney Bergh
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 348 pages
File Size : 43,8 Mb
Release : 2000-05-15
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781139429658

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The Galaxies of the Local Group by Sidney Bergh Pdf

The Local Group is a small cluster of galaxies that includes the Milky Way. At least half of all galaxies in the Universe are thought to belong to similar groups. This authoritative volume provides a comprehensive synthesis of what is known about the Local Group. It begins with a summary of each member galaxy, as well as those galaxies previously regarded as possible members. The book examines the mass, stability and evolution of the Local Group as a whole and includes many important previously unpublished results and conclusions. With clarity, Professor van den Bergh provides a masterful summary of all that is known about the galaxies of the Local Group and their evolution, and expertly places this knowledge in the wider context of on-going studies of galaxy formation and evolution, the cosmic distance scale, and the conditions in the early Universe.

Author : David John Adams
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 452 pages
File Size : 43,9 Mb
Release : 2004-05-31
Category : Science
ISBN : 0521546230

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An Introduction to Galaxies and Cosmology by David John Adams Pdf

This introductory textbook has been designed by a team of experts for elementary university courses in astronomy and astrophysics. It starts with a detailed discussion of the structure and history of our own Galaxy, the Milky Way, and goes on to give a general introduction to normal and active galaxies including models for their formation and evolution. The second part of the book provides an overview of the wide range of cosmological models and discusses the Big Bang and the expansion of the Universe. Written in an accessible style that avoids complex mathematics, and illustrated in colour throughout, this book is suitable for self-study and will appeal to amateur astronomers as well as undergraduate students. It contains numerous helpful learning features such as boxed summaries, student exercises with full solutions, and a glossary of terms. The book is also supported by a website hosting further teaching materials.

Author : International Astronomical Union. Colloquium
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 456 pages
File Size : 46,7 Mb
Release : 2005
Category : Science
ISBN : 0521852048

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Near-Field Cosmology with Dwarf Elliptical Galaxies (IAU C198) by International Astronomical Union. Colloquium Pdf

Proceedings of IAUC 198, covering important issues related to near-field cosmology with dwarf elliptical galaxies.

Author : Kenneth Freeman,Bruce Elmegreen,David Block,Matthew Woolway
Publisher : Springer
Page : 516 pages
File Size : 46,7 Mb
Release : 2014-11-13
Category : Science
ISBN : 9783319106144

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Lessons from the Local Group by Kenneth Freeman,Bruce Elmegreen,David Block,Matthew Woolway Pdf

Our understanding of galaxy formation comes mostly from two sources: sensitive observations at high angular resolution of the high-redshift Universe, where galaxies are observed to be forming, and detailed observations of individual stars and clouds in the Local Group, where telltale remnants from its formative time remain and similar processes operate at a low level today. The current conference focusses on key aspects of the Local Group, composed of the Milky Way, Andromeda and Triangulum Spiral Galaxies, the Large and Small Magellanic Cloud galaxies, numerous dwarf and irregular galaxies, and intergalactic gas. Topics include the halo and thick disk of the Milky Way with its first stars and stellar streams; the Milky Way bar, bulge and outer edge; interstellar dust and turbulence; star formation processes and stellar scattering in spiral arms; views through the infrared Eyes of the Spitzer Space Telescope; globular clusters; the Local Gould Belt; stellar metallicities and elemental abundances; the environment and black hole in the Milky Way nucleus; orbits of the Magellanic Clouds and galaxy dwarfs; interstellar dust and turbulence; the outer disks and halos of the Andromeda and Triangulum galaxies; ripples from a collision in Andromeda; and arcs of carbon stars in the Triangulum and intergalactic clouds. This volume also discusses surveys of planetary nebulae, galaxy morphology at low and high redshift, cosmic evolution of star and galaxy formation and gas accretion, Lyman alpha emitting galaxies, ultra-low surface brightness imaging, and more. Readers are given a clear and comprehensive view of this wide range of topics written by specialists in each field. This is the proceedings of an International Conference at the Seychelles archipelago in May 2014, on the occasion of the 60th birthday of David Block and the millionth (base two) birthday of Bruce Elmegreen.

Author : Ivo Saviane,Valentin D. Ivanov,Jordanka Borissova
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 380 pages
File Size : 52,7 Mb
Release : 2007-08-01
Category : Science
ISBN : 9783540711735

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Groups of Galaxies in the Nearby Universe by Ivo Saviane,Valentin D. Ivanov,Jordanka Borissova Pdf

For every galaxy in the field or in clusters, there are about three galaxies in groups. The Milky Way itself resides in a group. Groups in the local universe offer the chance to study galaxies in environments characterized by strong interactions. In the cosmological context, groups trace large-scale structures better than clusters; the evolution of groups and clusters appears to be related. All these aspects of research are summarized in this book.

Author : Michael Rowan-Robinson
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 204 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 2004
Category : Mathematics
ISBN : 0198527470

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Cosmology by Michael Rowan-Robinson Pdf

This is a revised and updated new edition of a classic introductory text on cosmology for undergraduates, also accessible to anyone with school science knowledge. New results from the WMAP mission are included as well as results from Hubble Key Project and High Redshift Supernovae teams.

Author : Bärbel Silvia Koribalski,H. Jerjen
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 375 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 2009-04-29
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781402069338

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Galaxies in the Local Volume by Bärbel Silvia Koribalski,H. Jerjen Pdf

This timely book presents an overview of the galaxies within the Local Volume, including the Local Group and our closest neighbours, the Andromeda Galaxy and the Magellanic Clouds. Presented here are the latest results from radio, infrared and optical surveys as well as detailed multi-wavelength studies of individual galaxies. The book aims to provide a vibrant forum for presentations and discussions across a broad range of astrophysical topics.

Author : Jacqueline Bergeron
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 828 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 2000-04-14
Category : Science
ISBN : 3540671633

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From Extrasolar Planets to Cosmology by Jacqueline Bergeron Pdf

This symposium was dedicated to science opportunities with the VLT. All major areas of astronomical research were discussed in the plenary sessions, ranging from where we stand in cosmology to the new frontiers in the solar system. The workshops published in this volume focussed on different ways of finding clusters of galaxies at high redshift, on gravitational lensing by distant compact clusters, on the use of stellar populations as distance, age or abundance indicators, and on the extraordinary progress made in the discovery of extrasolar planets. This book affords a glimpse of what will be at the center of astrophysical research in the forthcoming decade. It is addressed to researchers and graduate students.

Author : P. J. E. Peebles
Publisher : Princeton University Press
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 46,9 Mb
Release : 2020-09-15
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780691206721

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Principles of Physical Cosmology by P. J. E. Peebles Pdf

The classic introduction to physical cosmology from Nobel Prize–winning physicist P. J. E. Peebles Principles of Physical Cosmology is the essential introduction to this critical area of modern physics, written by a leading pioneer who has shaped the course of the field for decades. P. J. E. Peebles provides an authoritative overview of the field, showing how observation has combined with theory to establish the science of physical cosmology. He presents the elements of physical cosmology, including the history of the discovery of the expanding universe; surveys the cosmological tests that measure the geometry of space-time, with a discussion of general relativity as the basis for these tests; and reviews the origin of galaxies and the large-scale structure of the universe. Now featuring Peebles's 2019 Nobel lecture, Principles of Physical Cosmology remains an indispensable reference for students and researchers alike.

Author : Michele Caffo,Roberto Fanti,Giorgio Giacomelli,Alvio Renzini
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 499 pages
File Size : 44,9 Mb
Release : 2012-12-06
Category : Science
ISBN : 9789400909656

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Astronomy, Cosmology and Fundamental Physics by Michele Caffo,Roberto Fanti,Giorgio Giacomelli,Alvio Renzini Pdf

In the development of Fundamental Physics on one side, and of Astronomy/Cosmology on the other side, periods of parallell, relatively independent progress seem to alternate with others of intense interaction and mutual influence. To this latter case belong the very beginnings of Modern Physics, with Galileo and Newton. There is now a widespread feeling that another of such flourishing periods may have started some ten years ago, with the advent of Unified Theories and the introduction of Inflationary Cosmologies. The interaction between the two disciplines has become tighter ever since, spurring studies of e. g. astronomical and particle Dark Matter candidates, Superstrings and Cosmic Strings, phase transitions in the Early Universe, etc. etc. Then the recent birth of Neutrino Astronomy has added further flavor to this splendid conjunction. It was indeed with the clear perception of this trend that six years ago CERN and ESO decided to jointly organize a series of symposia focusing on the interactions between Astronomy, Cosmology, and Fundamental Physics, to be held about every two years. The aim of these meetings is to bring together astronomers, cosmologists, and particle physicists to exchange information, to discuss scientific issues of common interest, and to take note of the latest devolopments in each discipline that are relevant to the other. The First ESO-CERN Symposium was held at CERN (Geneva) on November 21-25, 1983. Then for its Second edition the ESO-CERN Symposium moved to Garching bei Miinchen, where ESO headquarters are located, and took place on March 17-21, 1986.