Modeling Spatially and Spectrally Resolved Observations to Diagnose the Formation of Elliptical Galaxies
Contributors: Hernquist, Lars; Eisenstein, Daniel; Fazio, Giovanni; Finkbeiner, Douglas; Lotz, Jennifer
Published: 2013
Language: eng
Description: In extragalactic astronomy, a central challenge is that we cannot directly watch what happens to galaxies before and after they are observed. This dissertation focuses on linking predictions of galaxy time-evolution directly with observations, evaluating how interactions, mergers, and other processes affect the appearance of elliptical galaxies. The primary approach is to combine hydrodynamical simulations of galaxy formation, including all major components, with dust radiative transfer to predict their observational signatures
Notes: Keywords: Cosmology, Galaxy Clusters, Galaxy Evolution, Galaxy Formation, Radiative Transfer, Supermassive Black Holes.

Thesis Ph.D. Harvard University 2013