Introduction to GALAXY FORMATION and EVOLUTION – From Primordial Gas to Present-Day galaxies

Inbunden bok. –– FÖRLAGSNY! –– Cambridge University Press. 2019. 570 sidor.

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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 a logical sequence, the book introduces cosmology, illustrates the properties of galaxies in the present-day Universe, then explains the physical processes behind galaxy formation in the cosmological context, taking into account the most recent developments in this field. The text ends on how to find distant galaxies with multi-wavelength observations, and how to extract the physical and evolutionary properties based on imaging and spectroscopic data.

"An impressive achievement which presents a detailed account of the remarkable progress in our understanding of how galaxies formed and evolved over the past 13 billion years. The authors have brought together the latest theoretical and observational developments in this fast-paced subject carefully explaining with helpful illustrations the underlying physical concepts." - Richard Ellis, University College London.

"This is an admirable introduction to the formation of the galaxies, a key aspect of modern cosmology, and blends fundamental aspects of astrophysics with recent observational constraints." - Joseph Silk, Institut d'Astrophysique de Paris.

"With a broad sweep of physics and a wide canvas, this book is pitched at the level of master's and graduate students. From diffuse gas through dark matter haloes to galaxies today, this is an excellent text to learn the narrative of modern theories of galaxy formation." - Wyn Evans, University of Cambridge.

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