Clusters of Galaxies: Beyond the Thermal View [electronic resource] /
Kaastra, Jelle.editor.
Clusters of galaxies are the largest structures in the Universe. Most of the visible matter is in the form of hot gas permeating the volume of the cluster. The bulk of this gas is in thermal equilibrium in the dark matter-dominated potential. This book discusses all aspects of cluster physics beyond this thermal view. It covers topics such as the warm-hot intergalactic medium outside the clusters, non-thermal radiation components, shocks, equilibration processes and the chemical evolution of these structures. The topics are covered from an observational, theoretical and numerical point of view. This volume provides a useful reference for astronomers and graduate students, in particular for those who are working in high-energy astrophysics and extra-galactic astronomy.
"Previously published in Space science reviews, volume 134, issues 1-4, 2008."
Includes bibliographical references.
Clusters of Galaxies: Beyond the Thermal View -- Clusters of Galaxies: Setting the Stage -- FUV and X-Ray Absorption in the Warm-Hot Intergalactic Medium -- Soft X-Ray and Extreme Ultraviolet Excess Emission from Clusters of Galaxies -- Nonthermal Phenomena in Clusters of Galaxies -- Observations of Extended Radio Emission in Clusters -- Cosmological Shock Waves -- Equilibration Processes in the Warm-Hot Intergalactic Medium -- Thermal Radiation Processes -- Nonthermal Radiation Mechanisms -- Particle Acceleration Mechanisms -- Simulation Techniques for Cosmological Simulations -- Thermodynamical Properties of the ICM from Hydrodynamical Simulations -- Numerical Simulations of the Warm-Hot Intergalactic Medium -- Non-Thermal Processes in Cosmological Simulations -- Observations of Metals in the Intra-Cluster Medium -- Metal Enrichment Processes -- The Chemical Enrichment of the ICM from Hydrodynamical Simulations -- Future Instrumentation for the Study of the Warm-Hot Intergalactic Medium.
Clusters of galaxies are the largest structures in the Universe. Most of the visible matter is in the form of hot gas permeating the volume of the cluster. The bulk of this gas is in thermal equilibrium in the dark matter-dominated potential. This book discusses all aspects of cluster physics beyond this thermal view. It covers topics such as the warm-hot intergalactic medium outside the clusters, non-thermal radiation components, shocks, equilibration processes and the chemical evolution of these structures. The topics are covered from an observational, theoretical and numerical point of view. This volume provides a useful reference for astronomers and graduate students, in particular for those who are working in high-energy astrophysics and extra-galactic astronomy.
Astrophysics.
Space sciences.
Astrophysics and Astroparticles.
Space Sciences (including Extraterrestrial Physics, Space Exploration and Astronautics).