Author: Joseph P. BernsteinPublisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 68
Book Description
A Multi-model Study of Brightest Cluster Galaxies
Author: Joseph P. BernsteinThe Structure of Brightest Cluster Galaxies
Author: James Moeller SchombertPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Galaxies
Languages : en
Pages : 398
Book Description
Evolution of the Brightest Cluster Galaxies
Author: Dongyao ZhaoThe Photometric Properties of Brightest Cluster Galaxies
Author: John Greg HoesselPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Astronomical photometry
Languages : en
Pages : 124
Book Description
Galactic Dynamics
Author: James BinneyPublisher: Princeton University Press
ISBN: 1400828724
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 902
Book Description
Since it was first published in 1987, Galactic Dynamics has become the most widely used advanced textbook on the structure and dynamics of galaxies and one of the most cited references in astrophysics. Now, in this extensively revised and updated edition, James Binney and Scott Tremaine describe the dramatic recent advances in this subject, making Galactic Dynamics the most authoritative introduction to galactic astrophysics available to advanced undergraduate students, graduate students, and researchers. Every part of the book has been thoroughly overhauled, and many sections have been completely rewritten. Many new topics are covered, including N-body simulation methods, black holes in stellar systems, linear stability and response theory, and galaxy formation in the cosmological context. Binney and Tremaine, two of the world's leading astrophysicists, use the tools of theoretical physics to describe how galaxies and other stellar systems work, succinctly and lucidly explaining theoretical principles and their applications to observational phenomena. They provide readers with an understanding of stellar dynamics at the level needed to reach the frontiers of the subject. This new edition of the classic text is the definitive introduction to the field. ? A complete revision and update of one of the most cited references in astrophysics Provides a comprehensive description of the dynamical structure and evolution of galaxies and other stellar systems Serves as both a graduate textbook and a resource for researchers Includes 20 color illustrations, 205 figures, and more than 200 problems Covers the gravitational N-body problem, hierarchical galaxy formation, galaxy mergers, dark matter, spiral structure, numerical simulations, orbits and chaos, equilibrium and stability of stellar systems, evolution of binary stars and star clusters, and much more Companion volume to Galactic Astronomy, the definitive book on the phenomenology of galaxies and star clusters
Brightest Cluster Galaxies
Author: Christopher John BildfellPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Galaxies
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Galaxies grow and evolve via the repeated process of hierarchical merging, with smaller galaxies being cannibalized by larger and correspondingly brighter ones. Thus in galaxy clusters it is the brightest cluster galaxy (BCG) that lies at the top of the galaxian food chain and deep within the cluster potential the BCG grows to become one of the most massive galaxies in the universe. Baryonic feedback processes associated with the formation of the BCG (eg., AGN, star formation, stellar winds and chemical enrichment) affect the balance between heating and cooling of the intra-cluster medium (ICM) which in turn, through replenishment of the cold gas reservoir of the BCG, feeds back on these processes. This interconnection between the BCG and the state of the cluster gas has direct implications for theories of both galaxy and cluster evolution. Thanks to recent advances in observational techniques it has become possible to study the link between BCG and host cluster properties across a wide range of multi-wavelength information. Using deep imaging data taken with the Canada-France-Hawaii Telescope as part of the Canadian Cluster Comparison Project. (CCCP). we examine the surface brightness distributions in g' and r' of 28 BCGs in a redshift range 0.15 z 0.55 residing in massive clusters with Tx> 5 and compare them to the global X-ray properties of their hosts. We fit R1/4 models to the surface brightness profiles and find that the Kormendy relation of BCGs, when corrected for passive evolution. is consistent with that of the local elliptical population. We identify a subset of BCGs with extraordinarily blue centers (0.1
Brightest Cluster Galaxies
Author: Christopher John BildfellPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Galaxies
Languages : en
Pages : 210
Book Description
Galaxies grow and evolve via the repeated process of hierarchical merging, with smaller galaxies being cannibalized by larger and correspondingly brighter ones. Thus in galaxy clusters it is the brightest cluster galaxy (BCG) that lies at the top of the galaxian food chain and deep within the cluster potential the BCG grows to become one of the most massive galaxies in the universe. Baryonic feedback processes associated with the formation of the BCG (eg., AGN, star formation, stellar winds and chemical enrichment) affect the balance between heating and cooling of the intra-cluster medium (ICM) which in turn, through replenishment of the cold gas reservoir of the BCG, feeds back on these processes. This interconnection between the BCG and the state of the cluster gas has direct implications for theories of both galaxy and cluster evolution. Thanks to recent advances in observational techniques it has become possible to study the link between BCG and host cluster properties across a wide range of multi-wavelength information. Using deep imaging data taken with the Canada-France-Hawaii Telescope as part of the Canadian Cluster Comparison Project. (CCCP). we examine the surface brightness distributions in g' and r' of 28 BCGs in a redshift range 0.15 z 0.55 residing in massive clusters with Tx> 5 and compare them to the global X-ray properties of their hosts. We fit R1/4 models to the surface brightness profiles and find that the Kormendy relation of BCGs, when corrected for passive evolution. is consistent with that of the local elliptical population. We identify a subset of BCGs with extraordinarily blue centers (0.1
Globular Cluster Systems
Author: Keith M. AshmanPublisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 9780521087834
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 184
Book Description
Globular clusters are roughly spherical, densely packed groups of stars found around galaxies. Most globular clusters probably formed at the same time as their host galaxies. Therefore they provide a unique fossil record of the conditions during the formation and early evolution of galaxies. This volume presents a comprehensive review of globular cluster systems. It summarizes their observed properties and shows how these constrain models of the structure of stars, the formation and evolution of galaxies and globular clusters, and the age of the Universe. For graduate students and researchers, this timely volume provides the definitive reference on globular cluster systems.
The Alignment Effect of Brightest Cluster Galaxies in the SDSS.
Author: Publisher:
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Languages : en
Pages : 6
Book Description
One of the most vital observational clues for unraveling the origin of Brightest Cluster Galaxies (BCG) is the observed alignment of the BCGs with their host cluster and its surroundings. We have examined the BCG-cluster alignment effect, using clusters of galaxies detected from the Sloan Digital Sky Survey (SDSS). We find that the BCGs are preferentially aligned with the principal axis of their hosts, to a much higher redshift (z> ̃0.3) than probed by previous studies (z
Author: Matthias Kluge