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Galaxy Formation and Evolution
2010The rapidly expanding field of galaxy formation lies at the interface between astronomy, particle physics, and cosmology. Covering diverse topics from these disciplines, all of which are needed to understand how galaxies form and evolve, this book is ideal for researchers entering the field.
Mo, H., van den Bosch, F., White, S.
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Galaxy formation and evolution
Physica Scripta, 1991The presence of high z quasars and radio galaxies tells us that galaxy formation began at z greater than 5, but leaves unanswered the question of when the bulk of galaxies formed. Recent near infrared number counts of galaxies strongly favor a cosmological geometry with q(sub 0) = 0.5 and lambda = 0.
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THE FORMATION AND EVOLUTION OF GALAXIES
The New Cosmology, 2005The past decade has witnessed the establishment of a “standard paradigm” for structure formation in the Universe. It is now universally accepted that the dominant matter component of the Universe is in some form of non-baryonic, weaklyinteracting dark matter. Structure in the dark matter originated from inhomogeneities that were generated shortly after
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Early Formation and Evolution of Galaxies
Astrophysics and Space Science, 2003I review success and failure of the hierarchical galaxy formation model. In this scenario, the morphology of galaxies is regulated by the mode of gas accretion and intimately linked to discrete accretion events. Some of the common misconceptions about hierarchical clustering are discussed.
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Formation and evolution of elliptical galaxies
Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 2002We address the problem of the formation and evolution of elliptical galaxies (from dwarf to normal/giant systems). In particular, by means of N-body-tree–SPH simulations, incorporating cooling, star formation, energy feedback and chemical evolution, we intend to explore whether the formation of elliptical galaxies from the monolithic collapse of ...
CHIOSI, CESARE, CARRARO, GIOVANNI
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Galaxy Formation and Evolution
2009Major steps in our knowledge of high redshift galaxies and quasars were made possible by the synergy between the Hubble Space Telescope (HST) and 8–10 m class optical-near infrared ground-based telescopes. The galaxy samples were built from very deep, pencil-beam surveys with the HST and deep, wider area surveys undertaken with ground-based facilities.
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Star Formation and Evolution of Galaxies
AIP Conference Proceedings, 2008We discuss how the star formation influences the evolution of galaxies. Processes in the ISM combine the gravitational instability with hydrodynamical instabilities triggering formation of stars. Various feedback processes operating in the star forming regions such as stellar winds, ionising radiation, and supernova explosions produce bubbles of hot ...
Jan Palouš +4 more
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Semi-empirical models of galaxy formation and evolution
23 pages, 9 figures. This is a pre-print of a chapter for the Encyclopedia of Astrophysics (edited by I. Mandel, section editor S.
Andrea Lapi +2 more
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Introduction to Galaxy Formation and Evolution
2019Present-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 ...
Andrea Cimatti +2 more
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