Nearly Normal Galaxies - From the Planck Time to the Present (Paperback, Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1987)

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."

General

Imprint:	Springer-Verlag New York
Country of origin:	United States
Series:	Santa Cruz Summer Workshops in Astronomy and Astrophysics
Release date:	October 2011
First published:	1987
Editors:	Sandra M Faber
Dimensions:	235 x 155 x 25mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	464
Edition:	Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1987
ISBN-13:	978-1-4612-9145-9
Categories:	Books > Science & Mathematics > Astronomy, space & time > General Books > Science & Mathematics > Physics > Applied physics & special topics > Astrophysics
LSN:	1-4612-9145-3
Barcode:	9781461291459

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