The origin of the galaxy and local group
Subtitle: Saas-Fee Advanced Course 37
By: Joss Bland-Hawthorn, Kenneth Freeman, Francesca Matteucci ; Swiss Society for Astrophysics and Astronomy ; edited by B. Moore
Contributors: Freeman, Ken, 1940-, author; Matteucci, F., author; Moore, Ben (Professor of astrophysics); Schweizerische Gesellschaft für Astrophysik und Astronomie
Series: Saas-Fee advanced course, Lecture notes / Swiss Society for Astrophysics and Astronomy -- 37; Saas-Fee advanced course ... lecture notes -- 37.
Publisher: Springer
Published: 2014
Place of publication: Heidelberg; New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 231
ISBN-13: 9783642417191; 9783642417207
Copyright date: 2014
Subjects: Galaxies; Evolution; Formation
Description: This volume contains the updated and expanded lecture notes of the 37th Saas-Fee Advanced Course organised by the Swiss Society for Astrophysics and Astronomy. It offers the most comprehensive and up to date review of one of the hottest research topics in astrophysics - how our Milky Way galaxy formed.--
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (pages 222-228) and index.