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Galaxy Collisions: Forging New Worlds from Cosmic Crashes

By Curtis Struck (auth.)

Book information

Publisher
Springer-Verlag New York
Year
2011
ISBN
0387853707, 9780387853703
DOI
10.1007/978-0-387-85371-0
Open Library ID
OL25189491M
Language
english
Format
DJVU
Filesize
24 MB (25616572 bytes)
Series
Springer Praxis Books
Edition
1
Pages
285\289
Time added
2012-03-17 06:00:00
Astrophysics and Cosmology;Classical and Quantum GObservations and Techniques;AstronomyPopular Science in Astronomy;AstronomyRelativity Theory

Description

Galaxy collisions are the key process in building galaxies, triggering the formation of stars and the build-up of heavy elements that allow the formation of planets and solar systems. This book presents the revolutionary research advances achieved in the last decade and lucidly explains the underlying dynamical processes. Galaxy Collisions takes a comprehensive trip through the visually spectacular world of galaxy collisions; investigates the interactions of stars, gas clouds, and dark matter in galaxy collisions; uses analogies and metaphors to help comprehend the bizarre world of galaxies; presents recent research results to enhance the understanding of galaxy formation and evolution; includes discoveries of minor collisions within our own group of galaxies;shows how a galaxy collision might affect a solar system, or a planet like ours.

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