Galaxy Collisions Forging New Worlds from Cosmic Crashes /

• Κύριος συγγραφέας: Struck, Curtis (Συγγραφέας)
• Συγγραφή απο Οργανισμό/Αρχή: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Μορφή: Ηλεκτρονική πηγή Ηλ. βιβλίο
• Γλώσσα: English
• Έκδοση: New York, NY : Springer New York : Imprint: Springer, 2011.
• Σειρά: Springer Praxis Books
• Θέματα: 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...

Πίνακας περιεχομένων:

• Preface
• Acknowledgments
• List of Illustrations
• Chapter1: Exploring the world of galaxies
• Chapter 2: Head-on collisions and rings of fire
• Chapter 3: Swinging on by: the tidal twists
• Chapter 4: Major mergers and their colossal consequences
• Chapter 5: What happens to the little guy: minor mergers
• Chapter 6: The secret of fire: triggered star formation
• Chapter 7: Not always in a galaxy far, far away
• Chapter 8: A wider view
• Chapter 9: Epilogue: the galacto-biology of collisions
• Glossary
• Resources
• Index.