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Book Cluster Galaxy Evolution with the Las Campanas Distant Cluster Survey

Download or read book Cluster Galaxy Evolution with the Las Campanas Distant Cluster Survey written by Amy Elizabeth Nelson and published by . This book was released on 2000 with total page 378 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book The Las Campanas Distant Cluster Survey

Download or read book The Las Campanas Distant Cluster Survey written by Anthony Hernán González and published by . This book was released on 2000 with total page 432 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Outskirts of Galaxy Clusters  IAU C195

Download or read book Outskirts of Galaxy Clusters IAU C195 written by International Astronomical Union. Colloquium and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2004-12-16 with total page 586 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.

Book Tracing Cosmic Evolution with Galaxy Clusters

Download or read book Tracing Cosmic Evolution with Galaxy Clusters written by Stefano Borgani and published by . This book was released on 2002 with total page 528 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Annotation International astronomers provide an overview of multiwavelength studies of galaxy clusters including optical, X-ray to UV, near- and far-IR, sub-mm, and radio bands. The contributions emphasize two complementary aspects of clusters of galaxies: large-scale views that help trace the structure of the Universe, and enormous astrophysical laboratories that reveal the history of cosmic baryons and the processes of galaxy formation. Borgani and Mezzetti (both astronomy, U. of Trieste, Italy) edit topics including cluster formations of radio loud quasars, mass-to-light ratio of galaxy systems, and Butcher-Oemler effect in high redshift X-ray selected clusters. The volume has no subject index. Annotation (c)2003 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

Book Environment and the Formation of Galaxies  30 years later

Download or read book Environment and the Formation of Galaxies 30 years later written by Ignacio Ferreras and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2011-07-06 with total page 236 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The publication of the morphology - density relation by Alan Dressler in 1980 brought into the limelight the role played by environment in the formation and evolution of galaxies. The symposium Environment and the Formation of Galaxies: 30 years later, was organised with the purpose of establishing the environmental impact on the evolution of galaxies and its dependence on look-back time. Special emphasis was placed on the physical mechanisms that are responsible for transforming galaxies once they are accreted by a group or a cluster, including the observable imprint left in the galaxy HI distribution. Other major topics of the symposium were the environmental dependence of galaxy properties at z ≥ 1 and the implementation of environmental effects in cosmological models of galaxy formation and evolution. This book presents the edited proceedings of this stimulating meeting.

Book Questions of Modern Cosmology

    Book Details:
  • Author : Mauro D'Onofrio
  • Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
  • Release : 2009-07-09
  • ISBN : 3642007929
  • Pages : 552 pages

Download or read book Questions of Modern Cosmology written by Mauro D'Onofrio and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2009-07-09 with total page 552 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Are we living in the "golden age" of cosmology? Are we close to understanding the nature of the unknown ingredients of the currently most accepted cosmological model and the physics of the early Universe? Or are we instead approaching a paradigm shift? What is dark matter and does it exist? How is it distributed around galaxies and clusters? Is the scientific community open to alternative ideas that may prompt a new scientific revolution - as the Copernican revolution did in Galileo's time? Do other types of supernovae exist that can be of interest for cosmology? Why have quasars never been effectively used as standard candles? Can you tell us about the scientific adventure of COBE? How does the extraction of the Cosmic Microwave Background anisotropy depend on the subtraction of the various astrophysical foregrounds? These, among many others, are the astrophysical, philosophical and sociological questions surrounding modern cosmology and the scientific community that Mauro D'Onofrio and Carlo Burigana pose to some of the most prominent cosmologists of our time. Triggered by these questions and in the spirit of Galileo's book "Dialogue Concerning the Two Chief World Systems" the roughly 40 interview partners reply in the form of essays, with a critical frankness not normally found in reviews, monographs or textbooks.

Book Panoramic Views of Galaxy Formation and Evolution

Download or read book Panoramic Views of Galaxy Formation and Evolution written by Tadayuki Kodama and published by . This book was released on 2008 with total page 572 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "These proceedings of the first meeting of the Subaru International Conference Series held in December 2007 in Hayama, Japan, provide unique up-to-date overviews of the history of galaxy formation and the evolution of the universe. Fascinating and comprehensive observational results as well as many important theoretical achievements were presented by more than 150 active researchers from more than 15 countries and regions. The conference started off with results from recent cutting-edge observations of the very high-redshift universe extending into the cosmic reionization era, together with some theoretical interpretations and predictions for the first generation of galaxies. The history of mass distributions and structure formation at later cosmic times, including clusters of galaxies, was discussed extensively in presentations based on various panoramic survey data sets. Our aim was to showcase and understand the intrinsic galaxy-formation bias in the high-redshift universe and also the role of external environmental effects during the hierarchical assembly of galaxies into denser regions. Various populations of distant galaxies at different redshifts, discovered and studies by many different techniques, were introduced along with the physical relationship between these populations. Our discussion were aimed at assembling these pieces of jigsaw puzzles together into a panoramic and yet detailed structures of the Milky Way Galaxy and the Local Group galaxies were also presented and discussed as a complementary approach to the studies of the high-redshift Universe. In total, 19 invited talks, 46 contributed talks, and 87 poster papers combined to build up a picture of the history of galaxies over the cosmic age. This book is suitable for researchers who are interested in both observational and theoretical aspects of galaxy formation and cosmology, and especially for students seeking an overview of knowledge about galaxy formation to date."--Publisher's website

Book Dissertation Abstracts International

Download or read book Dissertation Abstracts International written by and published by . This book was released on 2004 with total page 772 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Clusters of Galaxies

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  • Author : Florence Durret
  • Publisher : Atlantica Séguier Frontières
  • Release : 1994
  • ISBN : 9782863321676
  • Pages : 464 pages

Download or read book Clusters of Galaxies written by Florence Durret and published by Atlantica Séguier Frontières. This book was released on 1994 with total page 464 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Deep Fields

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  • Author : S. Cristiani
  • Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
  • Release : 2001-12
  • ISBN : 9783540427995
  • Pages : 416 pages

Download or read book Deep Fields written by S. Cristiani and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2001-12 with total page 416 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is a synopsis of modern deep-field astronomy, based on the powerful telescopes and instruments developed in recent years. It is organized along topical themes, such as the extragalactic background radiation at different wavelengths, the evolution of galaxies, the history of star formation, the nature of absorbers, the reionization of the intergalactic medium, the validity of photometric redshifts, gravitational lensing, and clustering of galaxies. Stellar and substellar objects were not neglected, however, and one session was devoted to nearby bodies such as trans-Neptunian solar system objects, brown dwarfs, and stars with special characteristics.

Book Matter and Energy in Clusters of Galaxies

Download or read book Matter and Energy in Clusters of Galaxies written by Stuart C. Bowyer and published by . This book was released on 2003 with total page 632 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Clustering at High Redshift

Download or read book Clustering at High Redshift written by Alain Mazure and published by . This book was released on 2000 with total page 528 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Annotation Astronomers, astrophysicists, and other scientists and researchers from laboratories, observatories, and universities throughout North America, Europe, Asia, and the Middle East present 60 contributions addressing clustering from low to high redshift; clustering measurements in surveys; IR and sub-mm surveys; theory and models; high-redshift clusters of galaxies; QSO absorption lines; primordial galaxies; clustering around QSOs and radio galaxies; and the physics of the intra-cluster medium. Approximately 40 poster sessions are also presented. Lacks an index. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

Book AMiBA 2001   High z Clusters  Missing Baryons  and CMB Polarization

Download or read book AMiBA 2001 High z Clusters Missing Baryons and CMB Polarization written by Lin-Wen Chen and published by . This book was released on 2002 with total page 392 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Annotation Proceedings of a June 2001 workshop report on instrumentation for observing the Sunyaev-Zel'dovich (SZ) effect. Papers are grouped in sections on SZ surveys, optical surveys of galaxy clusters, ICM and IGM, cosmic microwave background polarization, and SZ machines and observation strategies. Some specific topics examined include X-ray properties of high redshift clusters, and 3D simulation of ultra light scalar field dark matter. There is no subject index. Annotation (c)2003 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

Book Galaxies at High Redshift

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  • Author : I. Pérez-Fournon
  • Publisher : Cambridge University Press
  • Release : 2003-03-20
  • ISBN : 9780521825917
  • Pages : 302 pages

Download or read book Galaxies at High Redshift written by I. Pérez-Fournon and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2003-03-20 with total page 302 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume presents lectures of the XI Canary Islands Winter School of Astrophysics written by experts in the field.

Book Foundations of Modern Cosmology

Download or read book Foundations of Modern Cosmology written by John F. Hawley and published by OUP Oxford. This book was released on 2005-07-07 with total page 576 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Recent discoveries in astronomy, especially those made with data collected by satellites such as the Hubble Space Telescope and the Wilkinson Microwave Anisotropy Probe, have revolutionized the science of cosmology. These new observations offer the possibility that some long-standing mysteries in cosmology might be answered, including such fundamental questions as the ultimate fate of the universe. Foundations of modern cosmology provides an accessible, thorough and descriptive introduction to the physical basis for modern cosmological theory, from the big bang to a distant future dominated by dark energy. This second edition includes the latest observational results and provides the detailed background material necessary to understand their implications, with a focus on the specific model supported by these observations, the concordance model. Consistent with the book's title, emphasis is given to the scientific framework for cosmology, particularly the basics concepts of physics that underlie modern theories of relativity and cosmology; the importance of data and observations is stressed throughout. The book sketches the historical background of cosmology, and provides a review of the relevant basic physics and astronomy. After this introduction, both special and general relativity are treated, before proceeding to an in-depth discussion of the big bang theory and physics of the early universe. The book includes current research areas, including dark matter and structure formation, dark energy, the inflationary universe, and quantum cosmology. The authors' website (http://www.astro.virginia.edu/~jh8h/Foundations) offers a wealth of supplemental information, including questions and answers, references to other sources, and updates on the latest discoveries.

Book Galactic Astronomy

    Book Details:
  • Author : James Binney
  • Publisher : Princeton University Press
  • Release : 2021-07-13
  • ISBN : 0691233322
  • Pages : 818 pages

Download or read book Galactic Astronomy written by James Binney and published by Princeton University Press. This book was released on 2021-07-13 with total page 818 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is the definitive treatment of the phenomenology of galaxies--a clear and comprehensive volume that takes full account of the extraordinary recent advances in the field. The book supersedes the classic text Galactic Astronomy that James Binney wrote with Dimitri Mihalas, and complements Galactic Dynamics by Binney and Scott Tremaine. It will be invaluable to researchers and is accessible to any student who has a background in undergraduate physics. The book draws on observations both of our own galaxy, the Milky Way, and of external galaxies. The two sources are complementary, since the former tends to be highly detailed but difficult to interpret, while the latter is typically poorer in quality but conceptually simpler to understand. Binney and Merrifield introduce all astronomical concepts necessary to understand the properties of galaxies, including coordinate systems, magnitudes and colors, the phenomenology of stars, the theory of stellar and chemical evolution, and the measurement of astronomical distances. The book's core covers the phenomenology of external galaxies, star clusters in the Milky Way, the interstellar media of external galaxies, gas in the Milky Way, the structure and kinematics of the stellar components of the Milky Way, and the kinematics of external galaxies. Throughout, the book emphasizes the observational basis for current understanding of galactic astronomy, with references to the original literature. Offering both new information and a comprehensive view of its subject, it will be an indispensable source for professionals, as well as for graduate students and advanced undergraduates.

Book Highlights of Astronomy

Download or read book Highlights of Astronomy written by International Astronomical Union and published by . This book was released on 2006 with total page 760 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Vol. 1- contain papers, etc., from 13th- General Assembly.