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 / Edition 1

by J.E. Barnes, D.B. Sanders

Overview

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.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780792358336
Publisher:	Springer Netherlands
Publication date:	09/30/1999
Series:	International Astronomical Union Symposia , #186
Edition description:	Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1999
Pages:	519
Product dimensions:	6.30(w) x 9.45(h) x 0.04(d)

Table of Contents

1. Overview.- 2. Local Group.- 3. Tidal Interactions.- 4. Mergers &Amp; Remnants.- 5. Starbursts.- 6. Nuclear Activity.- 7. Groups &Amp; Clusters.- 8. Deep Fields &Amp; Evolution.- 9. Perspectives.- Author Index.- Object Index.