This is volume 6 of Planets, Stars and Stellar Systems, a
six-volume compendium of modern astronomical research, covering
subjects of key interest to the main fields of contemporary
astronomy. This volume on Extragalactic Astronomy and Cosmology
edited by William C. Keel presents accessible review chapters on
Galaxy Morphology, Elliptical and Disk Galaxy Structure and Modern
Scaling Laws, Star Formation in Galaxies, The Cool ISM in Galaxies,
The Influence of Environment on Galaxy Evolution, Clusters of
Galaxies, Active Galactic Nuclei, Large Scale Structure of the
Universe, Distance Scale of the Universe, Galaxies in the
Cosmological Context, Evolution of Active Galactic Nuclei, The
Intergalactic Medium, and Cosmic Microwave Background.
All chapters of the handbook were written by practicing
professionals. They include sufficient background material and
references to the current literature to allow readers to learn
enough about a specialty within astronomy, astrophysics and
cosmology to get started on their own practical research projects.
In the spirit of the series Stars and Stellar Systems published by
Chicago University Press in the 1960s and 1970s, each chapter of
Planets, Stars and Stellar Systems can stand on its own as a
fundamental review of its respective sub-discipline, and each
volume can be used as a textbook or recommended reference work for
advanced undergraduate or postgraduate courses. Advanced students
and professional astronomers in their roles as both lecturers and
researchers will welcome Planets, Stars and Stellar Systems as a
comprehensive and pedagogical reference work on astronomy,
astrophysics and cosmology.
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