Course |
Dates |
Credits |
Galaxy Formation and Evolution |
I |
4 |
Lecturers |
Andrea Lapi
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Program:
PART I: OBSERVATIONS
Cosmological Framework
Local Galaxies
Local Star-forming Galaxies
Local Quiescent Galaxies
Local Galactic Environment
Distant Galaxies
PART II: THEORY
Dark Matter Halos
Baryonic Processes
Formation of Primeval Galaxies
Formation of Galaxy Components
Assembly History of Galaxies
Numerical Simulations
Prerequisites:
Basics of astrophysics and cosmology from master courses.
Books:
Lecture notes (A. Lapi), see Website: https://lapi.jimdo.com/teaching/
Introduction to Galaxy Formation and Evolution
by A. Cimatti, F. Fraternali, C. Nipoti (2019, Cambridge Univ. Press)
Galaxy Formation and Evolution
by H. Mo, F. van den Bosch, S. White (2010, Cambridge Univ. Press)
Theoretical Astrophysics – vol. III
by T. Padmanabhan (2012, Cambridge Univ. Press)
Cosmology
by S. Weinberg (2008, Oxford Univ. Press)
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