Galaxy Interactions at Low and High Redshift: Proceedings of the 186th Symposium of the International Astronomical Union, Held at Kyoto, Japan, 26-30 August 1997

Barnes, J. E. (Editor)/ Sanders, David Bruce (Editor)

ISBN 10: 0792358333 / ISBN 13: 9780792358336

Published by Kluwer Academic Pub, 1999

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1st edition. 548 pages. 9.25x6.50x1.00 inches. In Stock.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Galaxy Interactions at Low and High Redshift: Proceedings of the 186th Symposium of the International Astronomical Union, Held at Kyoto, Japan, 26-30 August 1997
• Publisher: Kluwer Academic Pub
• Publication Date: 1999
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0792358333
• ISBN 13: 9780792358336
• Binding: Paperback
• Condition: Brand New
• Weight: 0.98 kilograms

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Synopsis

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.