Outskirts Of Galaxies

Author : Johan H. Knapen,Janice C. Lee,Armando Gil de Paz
Publisher : Springer
Page : 362 pages
File Size : 52,6 Mb
Release : 2017-07-09
Category : Science
ISBN : 9783319565705

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Outskirts of Galaxies by Johan H. Knapen,Janice C. Lee,Armando Gil de Paz Pdf

This book consists of invited reviews written by world-renowned experts on the subject of the outskirts of galaxies, an upcoming field which has been understudied so far. These regions are faint and hard to observe, yet hide a tremendous amount of information on the origin and early evolution of galaxies. They thus allow astronomers to address some of the most topical problems, such as gaseous and satellite accretion, radial migration, and merging. The book is published in conjunction with the celebration of the end of the four-year DAGAL project, an EU-funded initial training network, and with a major international conference on the topic held in March 2016 in Toledo. It thus reflects not only the views of the experts, but also the scientific discussions and progress achieved during the project and the meeting. The reviews in the book describe the most modern observations of the outer regions of our own Galaxy, and of galaxies in the local and high-redshift Universe. They tackle disks, haloes, streams, and accretion as observed through deep imaging and spectroscopy, and guide the reader through the various formation and evolution scenarios for galaxies. The reviews focus on the major open questions in the field, and explore how they can be tackled in the future. This book provides a unique entry point into the field for graduate students and non-specialists, and serves as a reference work for researchers in this exciting new field.

Author : International Astronomical Union. Colloquium
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 586 pages
File Size : 55,7 Mb
Release : 2004-12-16
Category : Science
ISBN : 052184908X

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Outskirts of Galaxy Clusters (IAU C195) by International Astronomical Union. Colloquium Pdf

This book contains the proceedings of the International Astronomical Union Colloquium no. 195, held in Torino, Italy in 2004. The meeting investigated the formation of galaxies within a full cosmological context, focusing on the outer regions of galaxy clusters. The observed correlation of optical and radio properties of galaxies with their environment indicates that the formation and evolution of galaxies is intimately linked to the formation of large scale structure. With chapters written by leading authorities in the field, this timely volume investigates the role of the environment in determining the properties of galaxies. It describes the distribution of matter and galaxies on the largest scales in the Universe, the processes of cluster and galaxy formation, their role and interplay. This is a valuable collection of review articles for professional astronomers.

Author : Antonaldo Diaferio
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 582 pages
File Size : 45,5 Mb
Release : 2004-12-16
Category : Science
ISBN : 052184908X

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Outskirts of Galaxy Clusters (IAU C195) by Antonaldo Diaferio Pdf

This book contains the proceedings of the International Astronomical Union Colloquium no. 195, held in Torino, Italy in 2004. The meeting investigated the formation of galaxies within a full cosmological context, focusing on the outer regions of galaxy clusters. The observed correlation of optical and radio properties of galaxies with their environment indicates that the formation and evolution of galaxies is intimately linked to the formation of large scale structure. With chapters written by leading authorities in the field, this timely volume investigates the role of the environment in determining the properties of galaxies. It describes the distribution of matter and galaxies on the largest scales in the Universe, the processes of cluster and galaxy formation, their role and interplay. This is a valuable collection of review articles for professional astronomers.

Author : Armando Gil de Paz,Johan H. Knapen,Janice C. Lee
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 2017-02-28
Category : Science
ISBN : 1107169887

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Formation and Evolution of Galaxy Outskirts (IAU S321) by Armando Gil de Paz,Johan H. Knapen,Janice C. Lee Pdf

The borders between galaxies and the almost empty intergalactic medium are ill-defined regions where gas struggles to form stars. The proceedings of IAU Symposium 321 summarize our current understanding of the rarefied universe and prepare for the optimal exploitation of upcoming astronomical instruments. They discuss the most recent advances in the study of the stellar, dust and gas content of galaxy outskirts, going from resolved stellar populations in the Milky Way and in the Local Group to the study of high-redshift systems. Such a broad approach, both in terms of galaxy components and evolutionary epochs, is necessary to take full advantage of the recent discoveries made by facilities at all wavelengths, to deepen our knowledge of the assembly and evolution of these elusive regions and to establish their role within the evolution of galaxies as a whole and their interactions with the surrounding intergalactic medium.

Author : Cosimo Bambi
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 5912 pages
File Size : 53,6 Mb
Release : 2024-06-15
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9789811969607

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Handbook of X-ray and Gamma-ray Astrophysics by Cosimo Bambi Pdf

Author : International Astronomical Union. Symposium
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 480 pages
File Size : 47,5 Mb
Release : 2007-05-17
Category : Science
ISBN : 0521863449

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Galaxy Evolution Across the Hubble Time (IAU S235) by International Astronomical Union. Symposium Pdf

This last decade has witnessed a revolution in our observations of galaxies; in particular deep imaging with HST and spectroscopy with 10m-class ground-based telescopes have uncovered many objects that are difficult to place along the Hubble sequence. High resolution spectroscopy of extremely faint objects has enabled the study of the kinematic evolution and, hence, the mass assembly of galaxies to unprecedented look-back times for direct comparison with cosmological structure formation scenarios. Thus, it is now possible to study all three aspects of galaxy evolution - their morphological-dynamical, chemical and spectral evolution out to redshift larger than six, exploring more than 95% of the age of the universe. These Proceedings of the IAU Symposium 235 report the considerable progress made in recent years on galaxy formation and evolution, and look forward to the expected breakthroughs in the domain of remote galaxies, with ALMA, the ELT and the next generation space telescopes.

Author : International Astronomical Union. Symposium,Bengt Strömgren
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 542 pages
File Size : 55,6 Mb
Release : 2009-04-16
Category : Science
ISBN : 0521889855

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The Galaxy Disk in Cosmological Context (IAU S254) by International Astronomical Union. Symposium,Bengt Strömgren Pdf

The paradigm of a dark energy- and dark matter-dominated Universe, with the hierarchical merger scenario for the formation of galaxies, has scored impressive successes in matching the observed Universe. However, the theory fails to explain the difficulty in generating ordinary disk galaxies such as the Milky Way, suggesting that some important physics must be missing in current models. IAU Symposium 254 was organized to address this question, gathering researchers from an unusually broad range of fields, from cosmology to interstellar matter, and the formation and evolution of stars. High-class reviews, lectures and posters combine to define the frontiers in the field and point the way to new avenues of research. This volume presents a unique set of succinct overviews illuminating the full range of topics in this very active field. It also honors Danish astrophysicist Bengt Strömgren (1908-1987), who laid much of the foundation for this entire field.

Author : Monica Colpi,Piergiorgio Casella,Vittorio Gorini,Ugo Moschella,Andrea Possenti
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 386 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 2009-03-28
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781402092640

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Physics of Relativistic Objects in Compact Binaries: from Birth to Coalescence by Monica Colpi,Piergiorgio Casella,Vittorio Gorini,Ugo Moschella,Andrea Possenti Pdf

A very attractive feature of the theory of general relativity is that it is a perfectexampleofa“falsi?able”theory:notunableparameterispresentinthe theory and therefore even a single experiment incompatible with a prediction of the theory would immediately lead to its inevitable rejection, at least in the physical regime of application of the aforementioned experiment. This fact provides additional scienti?c value to one of the boldest and most fascinating achievements of the human intellect ever, and motivates a wealth of e?orts in designing and implementing tests aimed at the falsi?cation of the theory. The ?rst historical test on the theory has been the de?ection of light gr- ing the solar surface (Eddington 1919): the compatibility of the theory with this ?rst experiment together with its ability to explain the magnitude of the perihelion advance of Mercury contributed strongly to boost acceptance and worldwideknowledge.However,technologicallimitations preventedphysicists from setting up more constraining tests for several decades after the formu- tion of the theory. In fact, a relevant problem with experimental general r- ativity is that the predicted deviations from the Newtonian theory of gravity areverysmallwhentheexperimentsarecarriedoutinterrestriallaboratories.

Author : David Martínez-Delgado,Evencio Mediavilla
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 250 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 2013-10-21
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781107023802

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Local Group Cosmology by David Martínez-Delgado,Evencio Mediavilla Pdf

Aimed at graduate students and young researchers, this volume presents observational techniques, tools, and models for studying Local Group galaxies.

Author : Mauro D'Onofrio,Roberto Rampazzo,Simone Zaggia
Publisher : Springer
Page : 785 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 2016-07-26
Category : Science
ISBN : 9783319310060

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From the Realm of the Nebulae to Populations of Galaxies by Mauro D'Onofrio,Roberto Rampazzo,Simone Zaggia Pdf

In order to outline possible future directions in galaxy research, this book wants to be a short stopover, a moment of self-reflection of the past century of achievements in this area. Since the pioneering years of galaxy research in the early 20th century, the research on galaxies has seen a relentless advance directly connected to the parallel exponential growth of new technologies. Through a series of interviews with distinguished astronomers the editors provide a snapshot of the achievements obtained in understanding galaxies. While many initial questions about their nature have been addressed, many are still open and require new efforts to achieve a solution. The discussions may reveal paradigms worthwhile revisiting. With the help of some of those scientists who have contributed to it, the editors sketch the history of this scientific journey and ask them for inspirations for future directions of galaxy research.

Author : Willem A. Baan,Huib Jan van Langevelde
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 312 pages
File Size : 46,9 Mb
Release : 2005-12-05
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781402038310

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Dense Molecular Gas around Protostars and in Galactic Nuclei by Willem A. Baan,Huib Jan van Langevelde Pdf

These proceedings summarize our present knowledge on astronomical molecules, highlight major problems to be addressed, and finally propose future work. Their theoretical understanding involves physics, numerical simulations and chemistry.

Author : David Merritt
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 285 pages
File Size : 48,7 Mb
Release : 2020-04-30
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781108492690

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A Philosophical Approach to MOND by David Merritt Pdf

Outlining Modified Newtonian Dynamics (MOND), this volume assesses its viability as the leading alternative to the standard cosmological model.

Author : Xiaolei Zhang
Publisher : Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG
Page : 337 pages
File Size : 44,8 Mb
Release : 2017-12-04
Category : Science
ISBN : 9783110527421

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Dynamical Evolution of Galaxies by Xiaolei Zhang Pdf

This research monograph presents a new dynamical framework for the study of secular morphological evolution of galaxies along the Hubble sequence. Classical approaches based on Boltzmann’s kinetic equation, as well as on its moment-equation descendants the Euler and Navier-Stokes fluid equations, are inadequate for treating the maintenance and long-term evolution of systems containing self-organized structures such as galactic density-wave modes. A global and synthetic approach, incorporating correlated fluctuations of the constituent particles during a nonequilibrium phase transition, is adopted to supplement the continuum treatment. The cutting-edge research combining analytical, N-body simulational, and observational aspects, as well as the fundamental-physics connections it provides, make this work a valuable reference for researchers and graduate students in astronomy, astrophysics, cosmology, many-body physics, complexity theory, and other related fields. Contents Dynamical Drivers of Galaxy Evolution N-Body Simulations of Galaxy Evolution Astrophysical Implications of the Dynamical Theory Putting It All Together Concluding Remarks Appendix: Relation to Kinetics and Fluid Mechanics

Author : Eric Chaisson
Publisher : Columbia University Press
Page : 502 pages
File Size : 42,5 Mb
Release : 2006
Category : Computers
ISBN : 9780231135610

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Epic of Evolution by Eric Chaisson Pdf

Along the way he examines the development of the most microscopic and the most immense aspects of our universe and the complex ways in which they interact."--Jacket.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : World Scientific
Page : 1404 pages
File Size : 54,5 Mb
Release : 2018-03-15
Category : Science
ISBN : 9789814656214

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Encyclopedia Of Cosmology, The (In 4 Volumes) by Anonim Pdf

The Encyclopedia of Cosmology, in four volumes, is a major, long-lasting, seminal reference at the graduate student level, laid out by the most prominent, respected researchers in the general field of Cosmology. These volumes will be a comprehensive review of the most important concepts and current status in the field, covering both theory and observation.One of the attractive features of the encyclopedia is that it is accompanied by supplementary materials including videos and simulations of the numerical computation. This will help the readers to better understand and visualize the concepts discussed.This encyclopedia is edited by Dr. Giovanni Fazio from Harvard Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics, with an advisory board comprised of renowned scientists: Lars Hernquist and Abraham Loeb (Harvard Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics), and Christopher McKee (UC Berkeley). Each volume is authored/edited by a specialist in the area: Galaxy Formation and Evolution written by Rennan Barkana (Tel Aviv University), Numerical Simulations in Cosmology edited by Kentaro Nagamine (Osaka University / University of Nevada), Dark Energy written by Shinji Tsujikawa (Tokyo University of Science), and Dark Matter written by Jihn E Kim (Seoul National University).