The first galaxies in the universe [[electronic resource] /] / Abraham Loeb and Steven R. Furlanetto |
Autore | Loeb Abraham |
Edizione | [Course Book] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Princeton, : Princeton University Press, c2013 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (571 p.) |
Disciplina | 523.1/12 |
Altri autori (Persone) | FurlanettoSteven R |
Collana | Princeton series in astrophysics |
Soggetto topico |
Cosmology
Galaxies - Formation Stars - Formation |
Soggetto non controllato |
21-cm cosmology
21-cm line AGN Big Bang Hubble Space Telescope IGM properties IGM James Webb Space Telescope Lyman-α emissions Lyman-α line Lyman-α photons Milky Way Universe active galactic nuclei analytic models astrophysical objects astrophysical processes astrophysics black holes chemical processes cluster formation computational methods cosmic dawn cosmic evolution cosmic history cosmic microwave background cosmological perturbations cosmological phase transition cosmology dark ages dark matter density evolution disk formation dwarf galaxies earliest gaseous clouds early galaxies early stars feedback effects feedback processes first dwarf galaxies first galaxies first stars fossil records fossil structure fundamental cosmology galactic emission lines galactic superwinds galaxies galaxy evolution galaxy formation gravitational collapse gravitational growth halo formation halo mergers helium high-redshift galaxies high-z Universe hydrogen reionization hydrogen hyperfine line intergalactic hydrogen intergalactic medium ionization structures linear growth luminosity luminous material massive stars mechanical feedback nonlinear evolution nonlinear structure numerical simulations observational probes perturbations photoheating positive feedback primordial gas protostars quasars radiative feedback radiative processes reionization secondary anisotropies semianalytic models small density fluctuations spin-flip background spin-flip fluctuations spin-flip transition standard cosmological model star formation star-forming galaxies statistical fluctuations stellar feedback stellar ionizing photons stellar mass functions stellar-mass black holes structure supermassive black holes |
ISBN |
1-299-05142-1
1-4008-4560-2 |
Classificazione | SCI005000SCI015000 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Front matter -- Contents -- Preface -- PART I. Fundamentals of Structure Formation -- Chapter One. Introduction and Cosmological Background -- Chapter Two. Linear Growth of Cosmological Perturbations -- Chapter Three. Nonlinear Structure and Halo Formation -- Chapter Four. The Intergalactic Medium -- PART II. The First Structures -- Chapter Five. The First Stars -- Chapter Six. Stellar Feedback and Galaxy Formation -- Chapter Seven. Supermassive Black Holes -- Chapter Eight. Physics of Galaxy Evolution -- Chapter Nine. The Reionization of Intergalactic Hydrogen -- PART III. Observations of the Cosmic Dawn -- Chapter Ten. Surveys of High-Redshift Galaxies -- Chapter Eleven. The Lyman-α Line as a Probe of the Early Universe -- Chapter Twelve. The 21-cm Line -- Chapter Thirteen. Other Probes of the First Galaxies -- Appendix A. Useful Numbers -- Appendix B. Cosmological Parameters -- Notes -- Further Reading -- Index |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910786009803321 |
Loeb Abraham | ||
Princeton, : Princeton University Press, c2013 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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The first galaxies in the universe / / Abraham Loeb and Steven R. Furlanetto |
Autore | Loeb Abraham |
Edizione | [Course Book] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Princeton, : Princeton University Press, c2013 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (571 p.) |
Disciplina | 523.1/12 |
Altri autori (Persone) | FurlanettoSteven R |
Collana | Princeton series in astrophysics |
Soggetto topico |
Cosmology
Galaxies - Formation Stars - Formation |
Soggetto non controllato |
21-cm cosmology
21-cm line AGN Big Bang Hubble Space Telescope IGM properties IGM James Webb Space Telescope Lyman-α emissions Lyman-α line Lyman-α photons Milky Way Universe active galactic nuclei analytic models astrophysical objects astrophysical processes astrophysics black holes chemical processes cluster formation computational methods cosmic dawn cosmic evolution cosmic history cosmic microwave background cosmological perturbations cosmological phase transition cosmology dark ages dark matter density evolution disk formation dwarf galaxies earliest gaseous clouds early galaxies early stars feedback effects feedback processes first dwarf galaxies first galaxies first stars fossil records fossil structure fundamental cosmology galactic emission lines galactic superwinds galaxies galaxy evolution galaxy formation gravitational collapse gravitational growth halo formation halo mergers helium high-redshift galaxies high-z Universe hydrogen reionization hydrogen hyperfine line intergalactic hydrogen intergalactic medium ionization structures linear growth luminosity luminous material massive stars mechanical feedback nonlinear evolution nonlinear structure numerical simulations observational probes perturbations photoheating positive feedback primordial gas protostars quasars radiative feedback radiative processes reionization secondary anisotropies semianalytic models small density fluctuations spin-flip background spin-flip fluctuations spin-flip transition standard cosmological model star formation star-forming galaxies statistical fluctuations stellar feedback stellar ionizing photons stellar mass functions stellar-mass black holes structure supermassive black holes |
ISBN |
1-299-05142-1
1-4008-4560-2 |
Classificazione | SCI005000SCI015000 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Front matter -- Contents -- Preface -- PART I. Fundamentals of Structure Formation -- Chapter One. Introduction and Cosmological Background -- Chapter Two. Linear Growth of Cosmological Perturbations -- Chapter Three. Nonlinear Structure and Halo Formation -- Chapter Four. The Intergalactic Medium -- PART II. The First Structures -- Chapter Five. The First Stars -- Chapter Six. Stellar Feedback and Galaxy Formation -- Chapter Seven. Supermassive Black Holes -- Chapter Eight. Physics of Galaxy Evolution -- Chapter Nine. The Reionization of Intergalactic Hydrogen -- PART III. Observations of the Cosmic Dawn -- Chapter Ten. Surveys of High-Redshift Galaxies -- Chapter Eleven. The Lyman-α Line as a Probe of the Early Universe -- Chapter Twelve. The 21-cm Line -- Chapter Thirteen. Other Probes of the First Galaxies -- Appendix A. Useful Numbers -- Appendix B. Cosmological Parameters -- Notes -- Further Reading -- Index |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910824610703321 |
Loeb Abraham | ||
Princeton, : Princeton University Press, c2013 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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What does a black hole look like? / / Charles D. Bailyn |
Autore | Bailyn Charles D. |
Edizione | [Course Book] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Princeton, New Jersey ; ; Oxfordshire, England : , : Princeton University Press, , 2014 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (225 p.) |
Disciplina | 523.8/875 |
Collana | Princeton Frontiers in Physics |
Soggetto topico |
Black holes (Astronomy)
Astrophysics |
Soggetto non controllato |
Bondi-Hoyle accretion
Hawking radiation John Archibald Wheeler Kerr black hole Schwarzschild black hole X-ray astronomy X-ray detectors X-ray sources accretion disk accretion disks accretion energy accretion flows accretion accretor mass active galactic nuclei astronomical literature astronomical objects astronomy binary star system black hole evolution black hole formation black holes celestial sources collimated emission beams event horizon event horizons galaxy gas flow geometry general relativity gravitational physics gravitational potential energy gravitational radiation gravitational waves infalling material innermost stable circular orbit intermediate-mass black holes jets kinetic energy light travel luminosity mass infall rate merging black holes multiverses nonspinning black hole observational astrophysics optical stars outflows quantum mechanics quasars quasi-stellar objects radiation relativity scientific study singularities spinning black hole star stellar evolution stellar-mass black holes supermassive black holes supernova explosions supernovae theoretical physics wormholes |
ISBN | 1-4008-5056-8 |
Classificazione | US 2200 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Front matter -- Contents -- Preface -- 1. Introducing Black Holes: Event Horizons and Singularities -- 2. Accretion onto a Black Hole -- 3. Outflows and Jets -- 4. Stellar-Mass Black Holes -- 5. Supermassive Black Holes -- 6. Formation and Evolution of Black Holes -- 7. Do Intermediate-Mass Black Holes Exist? -- 8. Black Hole Spin -- 9. Detecting Black Holes through -- 10. Black Hole Exotica -- Glossary -- Index |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910786656903321 |
Bailyn Charles D. | ||
Princeton, New Jersey ; ; Oxfordshire, England : , : Princeton University Press, , 2014 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
|
What does a black hole look like? / / Charles D. Bailyn |
Autore | Bailyn Charles D. |
Edizione | [Course Book] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Princeton, New Jersey ; ; Oxfordshire, England : , : Princeton University Press, , 2014 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (225 p.) |
Disciplina | 523.8/875 |
Collana | Princeton Frontiers in Physics |
Soggetto topico |
Black holes (Astronomy)
Astrophysics |
Soggetto non controllato |
Bondi-Hoyle accretion
Hawking radiation John Archibald Wheeler Kerr black hole Schwarzschild black hole X-ray astronomy X-ray detectors X-ray sources accretion disk accretion disks accretion energy accretion flows accretion accretor mass active galactic nuclei astronomical literature astronomical objects astronomy binary star system black hole evolution black hole formation black holes celestial sources collimated emission beams event horizon event horizons galaxy gas flow geometry general relativity gravitational physics gravitational potential energy gravitational radiation gravitational waves infalling material innermost stable circular orbit intermediate-mass black holes jets kinetic energy light travel luminosity mass infall rate merging black holes multiverses nonspinning black hole observational astrophysics optical stars outflows quantum mechanics quasars quasi-stellar objects radiation relativity scientific study singularities spinning black hole star stellar evolution stellar-mass black holes supermassive black holes supernova explosions supernovae theoretical physics wormholes |
ISBN | 1-4008-5056-8 |
Classificazione | US 2200 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Front matter -- Contents -- Preface -- 1. Introducing Black Holes: Event Horizons and Singularities -- 2. Accretion onto a Black Hole -- 3. Outflows and Jets -- 4. Stellar-Mass Black Holes -- 5. Supermassive Black Holes -- 6. Formation and Evolution of Black Holes -- 7. Do Intermediate-Mass Black Holes Exist? -- 8. Black Hole Spin -- 9. Detecting Black Holes through -- 10. Black Hole Exotica -- Glossary -- Index |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910817229703321 |
Bailyn Charles D. | ||
Princeton, New Jersey ; ; Oxfordshire, England : , : Princeton University Press, , 2014 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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