Introduction to Galaxy Formation and Evolution

From Primordial Gas to Present-Day Galaxies

By Andrea Cimatti,Filippo Fraternali,Carlo Nipoti | Publisher: Cambridge University Press

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The Universe is filled with beautiful galaxies, made of stars, gas and dark matter, that formed during nearly fourteen billion years since the Big Bang. This advanced textbook, bridging the gap between introductory and specialized texts, reveals the complex physical processes of galaxy formation and evolution within a cosmological context.

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The Universe is filled with beautiful galaxies, made of stars, gas and dark matter, that formed during nearly fourteen billion years since the Big Bang. This advanced textbook, bridging the gap between introductory and specialized texts, reveals the complex physical processes of galaxy formation and evolution within a cosmological context.

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The Universe is filled with beautiful galaxies, made of stars, gas and dark matter, that formed during nearly fourteen billion years since the Big Bang. This advanced textbook, bridging the gap between introductory and specialized texts, reveals the complex physical processes of galaxy formation and evolution within a cosmological context.

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Mathematics and Science > Physics > Applied physics > Astrophysics

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Andrea Cimatti,Filippo Fraternali,Carlo Nipoti

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Cambridge University Press

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Introduction to Galaxy Formation and Evolution is available as hardcover(ISBN 9781107134768)