Galaxy Collisions Forging New Worlds from Cosmic Crashes /

• Main Author: Struck, Curtis (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: New York, NY : Springer New York : Imprint: Springer, 2011.
• Series: Springer Praxis Books
• Subjects: Popular works.; Gravitation.; Astronomy.; Astrophysics.; Cosmology.; Observations, Astronomical.; Astronomy > Observations.; Popular Science.; Popular Science in Astronomy.; Astronomy, Observations and Techniques.; Astronomy, Astrophysics and Cosmology.; Classical and Quantum Gravitation, Relativity Theory.

Galaxy collisions are the key process in building galaxies, triggering the formation of stars and the build-up of heavy elements that allow the formation of planets and solar systems. This book presents the revolutionary research advances achieved in the last decade and lucidly explains the underlyi...