Introduction to Galaxy Formation and Evolution From Primordial Gas to Present-Day Galaxies
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Description
Present-day elliptical, spiral and irregular galaxies are large systems made of stars, gas and dark matter. Their properties result from a variety of physical processes that have occurred during the nearly fourteen billion years since the Big Bang. This comprehensive textbook, which bridges the gap between introductory and specialized texts, explains the key physical processes of galaxy formation, from the cosmological recombination of primordial gas to the evolution of the different galaxies that we observe in the Universe today. In…
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Key features
- Presents a balanced description of theoretical and observational aspects of galaxy formation and evolution, demonstrating how physical processes are linked with our observations
- Rich in figures, summaries and summary tables, and includes selected references to help students to follow-up a given topic of interest
- Appendices on the key physical and astrophysical processes are also present to aid the study of this multi-topic subject
About the book
- DOI https://doi.org/10.1017/9781316471180
- Subjects Astrophysics,Cosmology and General Relativity,Physics and Astronomy
- Format: Hardback
- Publication date: 28 November 2019
- ISBN: 9781107134768
- Dimensions (mm): 246 x 189 mm
- Weight: 1.41kg
- Contains: 245 b/w illus.
- Page extent: 582 pages
- Availability: In stock
- Format: Digital
- Publication date: 09 February 2024
- ISBN: 9781316471180
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