Clusters of galaxies are the largest and most massive collapsed systems in the Universe. In addition to containing thousands of galaxies, these systems contain large amounts of hot, X-ray-emitting gas and dark matter. This volume contains a series of review papers on this exciting and important astronomical topic by international leaders in the field. The work is appropriate as an introduction for physics and astronomy graduate students as well as a reference source for professionals.
FREE Two-Day Shipping for Students. Learn more |
Book Description
Special Offers and Product Promotions
- Buy $50 in qualifying physical textbooks, get $5 in Amazon MP3 Credit. Here's how (restrictions apply)
Frequently Bought Together
Editorial Reviews
Review
Review of the hardback: '... this is a timely and substantial addition to the field.' The Observatory
Book Description
Clusters of galaxies are the largest and most massive collapsed systems in the Universe. In addition to containing thousands of galaxies, these systems contain large amounts of hot, X-ray emitting gas and dark matter. This volume contains a series of review papers on this exciting and important astronomical topic by the world's leaders in this field. The volume is appropriate both as an introduction to this topic for physics and astronomy graduate students and as a reference source for professionals doing astronomical research.
Product Details
Would you like to update product info or give feedback on images?
|
Customer Reviews
|
There are no customer reviews yet.
|
|||
|
Video reviews
|
Inside This Book
(learn more)
First Sentence:
Clusters of galaxies emerge as nodes in the gravitationally evolving cosmic web of dark matter and baryons that defines the large-scale structure of the Universe. Read the first page Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Carnegie Observatories Astrophysics Series, Cambridge Univ, San Francisco, Local Group, Milky Way, Carnegie Institution of Washington, Hubble Volume, Sloan Digital Sky Survey, Edge's Law, Hubble Space Telescope, Tracing Cosmic Evolution, Della Ceca, New Haven, Chandra X-ray, Monte Carlo, References Abadi, Yale Univ, Einstein Observatory, Hubble Heritage, Introduction Galaxy, John Mulchaey, New York, Princeton Univ, References Allen, Risa Wechsler New!
Books on Related Topics Browse Sample Pages:
Front Cover | Table of Contents | First Pages | Back Cover | Surprise Me!
Clusters of galaxies emerge as nodes in the gravitationally evolving cosmic web of dark matter and baryons that defines the large-scale structure of the Universe. Read the first page Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Carnegie Observatories Astrophysics Series, Cambridge Univ, San Francisco, Local Group, Milky Way, Carnegie Institution of Washington, Hubble Volume, Sloan Digital Sky Survey, Edge's Law, Hubble Space Telescope, Tracing Cosmic Evolution, Della Ceca, New Haven, Chandra X-ray, Monte Carlo, References Abadi, Yale Univ, Einstein Observatory, Hubble Heritage, Introduction Galaxy, John Mulchaey, New York, Princeton Univ, References Allen, Risa Wechsler New!
Books on Related Topics Browse Sample Pages:
Front Cover | Table of Contents | First Pages | Back Cover | Surprise Me!
Citations (learn more)
8
books
cite this book:
See all 8 books citing this book
- Multiwavelength Agn Surveys: Proceedings Of The Guillermo Haro Conference 2003, Cozumel, Mexico 8 - 12 December 2003 by Raul Mujica on page 416, and page 424
- ISO Science Legacy: A Compact Review of ISO Major Achievements (V. 119/1-4) by Catherine Cesarsky on page 444, and Back Matter
- Astrophysics Update 2 (Springer Praxis Books / Astronomy and Planetary Sciences) (v. 2) by John Mason on page 155
- Penetrating Bars through Masks of Cosmic Dust: The Hubble Tuning Fork strikes a New Note (Astrophysics and Space Science Library) by David L. Block on page 476
- Gravitational Lensing: Strong, Weak and Micro: Saas-Fee Advanced Course 33 (Saas-Fee Advanced Courses) by Peter Schneider on page 448
See all 8 books citing this book
Books on Related Topics
(learn more)
|
Tag this product(What's this?)Think of a tag as a keyword or label you consider is strongly related to this product.
Tags will help all customers organize and find favorite items. |
Sell a Digital Version of This Book in the Kindle Store
If you are a publisher or author and hold the digital rights to a book, you can sell a digital version of it in our Kindle Store.
Learn more
Customer Discussions
|
This product's forum
Active discussions in related forums
Search Customer Discussions
|
Related forums
|
