Dynamical evolution of galaxies / Ziaolei Zhang.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Zhang, Xiaolei, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Galaxies--Evolution.

Galaxies.

Nucleosynthesis.

Milky Way.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (338 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Berlin ; Boston : De Gruyter, [2018]

Language Note:

In English.

Summary:

This 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

Contents:

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

Index

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (ebrary, viewed December 20, 2017).

ISBN:

9783110525441

3110525445

OCLC:

1015880558