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Dynamics of Galaxies

Dynamics of Galaxies

Bertin, Giuseppe

Hardcover

Physics

ISBN10: 1107000548
ISBN13: 9781107000544
Publisher: Cambridge
Published: Apr 21 2014
Pages: 484
Weight: 2.65
Height: 1.10 Width: 7.10 Depth: 10.10
Language: English
Our understanding of galaxies, the building blocks of the Universe has advanced significantly in recent years. New observations from ground- and space-based telescopes, the discovery of dark matter, and new insights into its distribution have been instrumental in this. This textbook provides graduate students with a modern introduction to the gravitationally-determined structure and evolution of galaxies. Readers will also benefit from detailed discussions of the issues involved in the process of modeling complex stellar systems. Additionally, the text provides an accessible framework for interpreting observations and devising new observational tests. Based on the author's extensive teaching experience, this Second Edition features an up to date view of basic phenomenology, a discussion of the structure of dark halos in galaxies, the dynamics of quasi-relaxed stellar systems and globular clusters, galaxies and gravitational lensing and an introduction to self-gravitating accretion disks. Extended problem sets are available from the accompanying resources website: www.cambridge.org/9781107000544.

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