Galaxy Interactions at Low and High Redshift (INTERNATIONAL ASTRONOMICAL UNION SYMPOSIA Volume 186) (International Astronomical Union Symposia)
Contributors: J.E. Barnes (Editor); D.B. Sanders (Editor)
Edition: 1 edition
Publisher: Springer
Published: August 1, 1999
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 548
ISBN-13: 9780792358336
Subjects: Cosmology & the universe; Galaxies, clusters, intergalactic matter; Science; Science/Mathematics; Astronomy - General; Science / Astronomy; Astrophysics & Space Science
Description: The 186th IAU Symposium came at an exciting and perhaps even historic time for extragalactic astronomy. New spacecraft observations plumbed the depths of the Universe out to redshifts of five, while revealing astounding details of nearby galaxies and AGN at intermediate redshifts. Theoretical ideas on structure formation, together with results from detailed numerical modeling, created a comprehensive framework for modeling the formation of galaxies and the transformation of galaxies by interactions and mergers. All these strands came together at the Symposium, as participants glimpsed a developing synthesis highlighting galactic encounters and their role in the history of the Universe. This volume offers professional astronomers, including PhD students, an overview of the rapidly advancing subject of galaxy interactions at low and high redshifts.