Tidal Streams in the Local Group and Beyond Observations and Implications /

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Newberg, Heidi Jo (Editor), Carlin, Jeffrey L. (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2016.
• Series: Astrophysics and Space Science Library, 420
• Subjects: Physics.; Astronomy.; Astrophysics.; Cosmology.; Astronomy, Astrophysics and Cosmology.

This volume is written by leading scientists in the field, who review the current state of our knowledge of tidal streams in the Milky Way, the Andromeda galaxy, and in other nearby galaxies.  The cosmological origins of dwarf galaxies and the physical processes by which they are tidally disrupted i...

Table of Contents:

• Overview
• The Sagittarius Dwarf Tidal Streams – The Monoceros Ring and Substructure in the Galactic Anti center
• Tidal Tails and Clouds in Dwarf Galaxies and Globular Clusters
• Kinematically Detected Halo Streams
• The Cosmological Origin of Tidal Streams
• Detecting Dark Matter from Tidal Streams
• Tidal Streams in M31
• Tidal Streams in Other Galaxies.