The Road to Galaxy Formation

• Main Author: Keel, William C. (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg, 2007.
• Edition: Second Edition.
• Series: Springer Praxis Books
• Subjects: Physics.; Gravitation.; Astronomy.; Astrophysics.; Cosmology.; Astronomy, Astrophysics and Cosmology.; Classical and Quantum Gravitation, Relativity Theory.

The formation of galaxies is one of the greatest puzzles in astronomy, the solution is shrouded in the depths of space and time, but has profound implications for the universe we observe today. The book discusses the beginnings of the process from cosmological observations and calculations, consider...

Table of Contents:

• A cosmological cartoon
• Galaxies today
• The fossil record in nearby galaxies
• Measuring galaxies
• Galaxy evolution
• The intergalactic medium
• The initial conditions before galaxy formation
• Active galactic nuclei in the early universe
• Approaching the Dark Ages
• The processes of galaxy formation
• Forward to the past—what can new eyes expect to see?.