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Measuring the masses of galaxies as a function of redshift is perhaps one of the most challenging open issues in current astronomical research. The evolution of the baryonic and dark matter components of galaxies is not only a critical test of the hierarchical formation paradigm, but ultimately also provides new clues on the complex interplay between star formation, the cooling and heating of gas and galaxy merging processes.
This book reviews current techniques to measure the baryonic (stellar) and dark masses of nearby galaxies, and focusses on ongoing attempts to measure these same quantities in galaxies at higher and higher redshifts. It also gives room to future perspectives, with special emphasis on new survey projects and satellite missions.
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Front Matter
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: The Mass of Galaxies at Low and High Redshift
Book Subtitle: Proceedings of the European Southern Observatory and Universitäts-Sternwarte München Workshop Held in Venice, Italy, 24-26 October 2001
Editors: Ralf Bender, Alvio Renzini
Series Title: ESO Astrophysics Symposia
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/b10204
Publisher: Springer Berlin, Heidelberg
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eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive
Copyright Information: Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg 2003
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-540-00205-5Published: 23 January 2003
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-642-05524-9Published: 09 December 2010
eBook ISBN: 978-3-540-36191-6Published: 13 February 2006
Series ISSN: 1431-2433
Series E-ISSN: 1611-6143
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XXII, 363
Topics: Astronomy, Observations and Techniques, Astrophysics and Astroparticles, Classical and Quantum Gravitation, Relativity Theory, Particle and Nuclear Physics