Galaxy formation
- Title
- Galaxy formation / Malcolm S. Longair.
- Published by
- Berlin ; New York : Springer, ©1998.
- Author
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| Status | FormatText | AccessUse in library | Call numberQB981 .L846 1998 | Item locationOff-site |
Details
- Description
- xvi, 536 pages : illustrations; 25 cm.
- Series statement
- Astronomy and astrophysics library, 0941-7834
- Uniform title
- Astronomy and astrophysics library
- Subject
- Contents
- Introduction, history and outline -- The large scale structure of the universe -- Galaxies -- Clusters of galaxies -- The theoretical framework -- An introduction to relativistic gravity -- The Friedman world models -- The determination of cosmological parameters -- The thermal history of the universe -- Nucleosynthesis in the early universe -- The evolution of fluctuations in the standard big bang -- The simplest picture of galaxy formation and why it falls -- Dark matter and galaxy formation -- Correlation functions and the spectrum of the initial fluctuations -- Fluctuations in the cosmic microwave background radiation -- The post-recombination universe: the dark ages -- The evolution of galaxies and active galaxies with cosmic epoch -- The evolution of star and element formation rates with cosmic epoch -- Diffuse intergalactic gas -- Final things.
- Owning institution
- Princeton University Library
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references (p. [493]-513) and index.