Nearly Normal galaxies from the Planck Time to the Present

Faber, S. M., Ed

ISBN 10: 0387965211 / ISBN 13: 9780387965215

Editore: Springer-Verlag, New York, Etc., 1986

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The Eighth Santa Cruz Summer Workshop in Astronomy and Astrophysics, July 21-August 1, 1986, Lick Observatory. xxvi, 464p., 133 b/w illus., original blue cloth.

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• Titolo: Nearly Normal galaxies from the Planck Time to the Present
• Editore: Springer-Verlag, New York, Etc.
• Data di pubblicazione: 1986
• Lingua: Inglese
• ISBN 10: 0387965211
• ISBN 13: 9780387965215
• Rilegatura: Rilegato

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Riassunto

It is sometimes said that astronomy is the crossroads of physics. In the same spirit, it can forcefully be argued that galaxies are the crossroads of astronomy. Internal pro ces ses within galaxies involve all of the fundamental components of astrophysics: stellar evolution, star formation, low-density astrophysics, dynamics, hydrodynamics, and high-energy astrophysics. Indeed, one can hardly name an observational datum in any wavelength range on any kind of celestial object that does not provide a useful clue to galaxy formation and evolution. Although internal processes in galaxies until recently occupied most of our attention, we now know that it is also vital to relate galaxies to their environment. How galaxies congregate in larger structures and are in turn influenced by them are crucial questions for galactic evolution. On a grander level we have also come to regard galaxies as the basic building blocks of the universe, the basic units whereby the large­ scale structure of the universe is apprehended and quantified. On a grander level still, we also believe strongly that galaxies are the direct descendents of early density irregularities in the Big Bang. Galaxy properties are now viewed as providing a crucial constraint on the physics of the Big Bang and a vital link between the macroscopic and microscopic structure of the universe.

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Contents: Stellar Evolution in Galaxies.- Small Objects.- Galactic Structure and Dynamics: Observations.- Galactic Structure and Dynamics: Theory.- Global Parameters of Galaxies.- Galaxies in Relation to Larger Structures.- Distant Galaxies.- Dark Matter.- Galaxies Before Recombination.- Galaxies After Recombination.- Conference Summary.