High-Redshift Galaxies Light from the Early Universe /

• Κύριος συγγραφέας: Appenzeller, Immo (Συγγραφέας)
• Συγγραφή απο Οργανισμό/Αρχή: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Μορφή: Ηλεκτρονική πηγή Ηλ. βιβλίο
• Γλώσσα: English
• Έκδοση: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg, 2009.
• Σειρά: Astronomy and Astrophysics Library,
• Θέματα: Physics.; Astronomy.; Astrophysics.; Cosmology.; Nuclear physics.; Physical measurements.; Measurement.; Astronomy, Astrophysics and Cosmology.; Particle and Nuclear Physics.; Measurement Science and Instrumentation.

This book provides a comprehensive account of the scientific results on high-redshift galaxies accumulated during the past ten years. Apart from summarizing and critically discussing the wealth of observational data, the observational methods which made it possible to study these very distant and ex...

Πίνακας περιεχομένων:

• I The Context
• The Nearby Universe
• The Past and the Future
• II Methods and Tools
• Basic Techniques and their Limitations
• Finding Very Distant Galaxies
• Deriving Physical Parameters
• III Observational Results and their Interpretation
• Observed Properties of High-redshift Galaxies
• The Space Distribution of High-redshift Galaxies
• Interactions with the Intergalactic Medium
• Implications
• IV An Outlook to the Future
• Ongoing Work
• Future Facilities and their Opportunities.