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Clusters of Galaxies: Beyond the Thermal View (Hardcover, 2008 ed.) Loot Price: R5,662
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Clusters of Galaxies: Beyond the Thermal View (Hardcover, 2008 ed.): Jelle Kaastra

Clusters of Galaxies: Beyond the Thermal View (Hardcover, 2008 ed.)

Jelle Kaastra

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This book presents a review about the physics of clusters of galaxies beyond the standard thermal view. The book first gives a general introduction to clusters of galaxies. It discusses the properties of the hot, virialised gas in these clusters. But the main focus is upon what is beyond this thermal gas: the surrounding warm-hot intergalactic medium, non-thermal emission components and the chemical enrichment of the clusters and their environments. What is the evolution of the hot gas in clusters and the surrounding cosmic web? How does it reach equilibrium? What is the role of magnetic fields and shocks? Has the WHIM been detetected? Are there non-thermal components in clusters? How does the metallicity evolve? These questions and many others are addressed from three different points of view: observations, theory of the physical processes and numerical simulations.

The book is written as a tutorial review. It is meant as an introduction for professionals and students wishing to work in this field. This means that no attempt is made to give a complete overview of all the work that has been done in this field, but to focus upon what needs to be known to be able to work in this field, and to explain to the reader basic processes, techniques and observations that experts often assume to be common knowledge.

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Imprint: Springer-Verlag New York
Country of origin: United States
Release date: July 2008
First published: July 2008
Editors: Jelle Kaastra
Dimensions: 235 x 155 x 33mm (L x W x T)
Format: Hardcover
Pages: 418
Edition: 2008 ed.
ISBN-13: 978-0-387-78874-6
Categories: Books > Science & Mathematics > Astronomy, space & time > Popular astronomy
Books > Science & Mathematics > Astronomy, space & time > Space travel & exploration
Books > Science & Mathematics > Physics > Applied physics & special topics > Astrophysics
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LSN: 0-387-78874-3
Barcode: 9780387788746

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