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Galaxy formation

Title
Galaxy formation / Malcolm S. Longair.
Author
Longair, Malcolm S., 1941-
Publication
Berlin ; New York : Springer, ©1998.

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Description
xvi, 536 pages : illustrations; 25 cm.
Series Statement
Astronomy and astrophysics library, 0941-7834
Uniform Title
Astronomy and astrophysics library
Subject
  • Cosmology
  • Galaxies > Formation
  • Astrophysics
  • cosmology
  • astrophysics
  • 39.41 extragalactic systems
  • Astrophysik
  • Entstehung
  • Galaxie
  • Kosmologie
  • Sterrenstelsels
  • Oorsprong
  • Cosmologia
  • Astrofisica
  • Galaxias
  • COSMOLOGY
  • GALACTIC EVOLUTION
  • GALAXIES
  • ASTROPHYSICS
  • Formation des galaxies
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references (p. [493]-513) and index.
Contents
Introduction, history and outline -- The large scale structure of the universe -- Galaxies -- Clusters of galaxies -- The theoretical framework -- An introduction to relativistic gravity -- The Friedman world models -- The determination of cosmological parameters -- The thermal history of the universe -- Nucleosynthesis in the early universe -- The evolution of fluctuations in the standard big bang -- The simplest picture of galaxy formation and why it falls -- Dark matter and galaxy formation -- Correlation functions and the spectrum of the initial fluctuations -- Fluctuations in the cosmic microwave background radiation -- The post-recombination universe: the dark ages -- The evolution of galaxies and active galaxies with cosmic epoch -- The evolution of star and element formation rates with cosmic epoch -- Diffuse intergalactic gas -- Final things.
ISBN
  • 3540637850
  • 9783540637851
LCCN
98029744
OCLC
  • ocm39322312
  • 39322312
  • SCSB-542868
Owning Institutions
Princeton University Library