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Kristen B. W. McQuinn, Kristen B. W. (Rutgers University Mcquinn, Kristen B. W. McQuinn, Kristen B. W. (Rutgers University Mcquinn, Sabrina Stierwalt, Sabrina (Occidental College Stierwalt

Dwarf Galaxies (Iau S344) - From the Deep Universe to the Present

English · Hardback

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Description

IAU S344 presents our understanding of dwarf galaxies, which are important tools for understanding structure formation and galaxy evolution.

List of contents

1. Plenary session Martha Haynes and Laura Sales; 2. Local group dwarf galaxies Andrew Cole, Cuihua Du and Luca Sbordone; 3. Metallicity, massive stars and chemical evolution Sylvia Ekström, Denise Gonçalves, Miriam García, Yuri Nishimura, Patrick Steyrleithner and Kei Tanaka; 4. Interstellar medium and star formation Alberto Bolatto, Suzanne Madden, Volker Heesen and Vianney Lebouteiller; 5. The dwarf galaxy-environment connection Marco Grossi, Claude Carignan, Karin Menendez-Delmestre, Samantha Penny and Matthew Taylor; 6. Low-mass galaxies at high redshift Hakim Atek and Xu Kong; 7. Dwarfs as cosmological probes Yakov Faerman, Olga Kashibadze, Masahiro Nagashima, Andrea Negri, Takashi Okamoto and Ichi Tanaka.

Summary

IAU Symposium 344 presents our current understanding of dwarf galaxies, which are important tools for understanding structure formation and galaxy evolution across cosmic time. Broad overviews from leaders in dwarf galaxy research give the big-picture to experts and novices alike, and cutting-edge results are discussed in detail.

Product details

Authors	Kristen B. W. McQuinn, Kristen B. W. (Rutgers University Mcquinn
Assisted by	Kristen B. W. McQuinn (Editor), Kristen B. W. (Rutgers University Mcquinn (Editor), Sabrina Stierwalt (Editor), Sabrina (Occidental College Stierwalt (Editor)
Publisher	Cambridge University Press ELT

Languages	English
Product format	Hardback
Released	31.07.2019

EAN	9781108471619
ISBN	978-1-108-47161-9
No. of pages	520
Series	PROCEEDINGS OF THE INTERNATION PROCEEDINGS OF THE INTERNATION Proceedings of the International Astronomical Union Symposia and Colloquia
Subjects	Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Physics, astronomy > Astronomy Astrophysics, SCIENCE / Physics / Astrophysics, Cosmology & the universe, Cosmology and the universe, Galaxies & stars, Galaxies and stars

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