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Probing Galaxy Evolution by Unveiling the Structure of Massive Galaxies Across Cosmic Time and in Diverse Environments (Paperback, Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2015) Loot Price: R3,682
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Probing Galaxy Evolution by Unveiling the Structure of Massive Galaxies Across Cosmic Time and in Diverse Environments...

Probing Galaxy Evolution by Unveiling the Structure of Massive Galaxies Across Cosmic Time and in Diverse Environments (Paperback, Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2015)

Timothy Weinzirl

Series: Springer Theses

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Awarded the American Astronomical Society (AAS) Rodger Doxsey Travel Prize, and with a foreword by thesis supervisor Professor Shardha Jogee at the University of Texas at Austin, this thesis discusses one of the primary outstanding problems in extragalactic astronomy: how galaxies form and evolve. Galaxies consist of two fundamental kinds of structure: rotationally supported disks and spheroidal/triaxial structures supported by random stellar motions. Understanding the balance between these galaxy components is vital to comprehending the relative importance of the different mechanisms (galaxy collisions, gas accretion and internal secular processes) that assemble and shape galaxies. Using panchromatic imaging from some of the largest and deepest space-based galaxy surveys, an empirical census of galaxy structure is made for galaxies at different cosmic epochs and in environments spanning low to extremely high galaxy number densities. An important result of this work is that disk structures are far more prevalent in massive galaxies than previously thought. The associated challenges raised for contemporary theoretical models of galaxy formation are discussed. The method of galaxy structural decomposition is treated thoroughly since it is relevant for future studies of galaxy structure using next-generation facilities, like the James Webb Space Telescope and the ground-based Giant Magellan Telescope with adaptive optics.

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Imprint: Springer International Publishing AG
Country of origin: Switzerland
Series: Springer Theses
Release date: September 2016
First published: 2015
Authors: Timothy Weinzirl
Dimensions: 235 x 155 x 13mm (L x W x T)
Format: Paperback
Pages: 236
Edition: Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2015
ISBN-13: 978-3-319-37781-0
Categories: Books > Science & Mathematics > Astronomy, space & time > Theoretical & mathematical astronomy
Books > Science & Mathematics > Physics > Relativity physics > General
LSN: 3-319-37781-7
Barcode: 9783319377810

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