02966nam 2200517 450 991079661740332120200520144314.03-11-052544-510.1515/9783110527421(CKB)4100000001501832(MiAaPQ)EBC5158159(DE-B1597)474551(OCoLC)1015880558(DE-B1597)9783110527421(Au-PeEL)EBL5158159(CaPaEBR)ebr11480463(EXLCZ)99410000000150183220171215h20182018 uy| 0engurcnu||||||||rdacontentrdamediardacarrierDynamical evolution of galaxies /Ziaolei ZhangBerlin ;Boston :De Gruyter,[2018]©20181 online resource (338 pages)3-11-052519-4 3-11-052742-1 Includes bibliographical references and index.Frontmatter -- Preface -- Contents -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Dynamical Drivers of Galaxy Evolution -- 3. N-Body Simulations of Galaxy Evolution -- 4. Astrophysical Implications of the Dynamical Theory -- 5. Putting It All Together -- 6. Concluding Remarks -- 7. Appendix: Relation to Kinetics and Fluid Mechanics -- References -- IndexThis research monograph presents a new dynamical framework for the study of secular morphological evolution of galaxies along the Hubble sequence. Classical approaches based on Boltzmann's kinetic equation, as well as on its moment-equation descendants the Euler and Navier-Stokes fluid equations, are inadequate for treating the maintenance and long-term evolution of systems containing self-organized structures such as galactic density-wave modes. A global and synthetic approach, incorporating correlated fluctuations of the constituent particles during a nonequilibrium phase transition, is adopted to supplement the continuum treatment. The cutting-edge research combining analytical, N-body simulational, and observational aspects, as well as the fundamental-physics connections it provides, make this work a valuable reference for researchers and graduate students in astronomy, astrophysics, cosmology, many-body physics, complexity theory, and other related fields. ContentsDynamical Drivers of Galaxy EvolutionN-Body Simulations of Galaxy EvolutionAstrophysical Implications of the Dynamical TheoryPutting It All TogetherConcluding RemarksAppendix: Relation to Kinetics and Fluid Mechanics GalaxiesEvolutionNucleosynthesisMilky WayGalaxiesEvolution.Nucleosynthesis.523.1/12Zhang Xiaolei1584388MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910796617403321Dynamical evolution of galaxies3868159UNINA