02963nam a22004575i 4500 978-0-387-85371-0 DE-He213 20260521092013.0 cr nn 008mamaa 110202s2011 xxu| s |||| 0|eng d 9780387853710 99780387853710 10.1007/978-0-387-85371-0 doi 520 23 Struck, Curtis. author. Galaxy Collisions [electronic resource] : Forging New Worlds from Cosmic Crashes / by Curtis Struck. New York, NY : Springer New York : Imprint: Springer, 2011. XV, 285 p. online resource. text txt rdacontent computer c rdamedia online resource cr rdacarrier text file PDF rda Springer Praxis Books Preface -- Acknowledgments -- List of Illustrations -- Chapter1: Exploring the world of galaxies -- Chapter 2: Head-on collisions and rings of fire -- Chapter 3: Swinging on by: the tidal twists -- Chapter 4: Major mergers and their colossal consequences -- Chapter 5: What happens to the little guy: minor mergers -- Chapter 6: The secret of fire: triggered star formation -- Chapter 7: Not always in a galaxy far, far away -- Chapter 8: A wider view -- Chapter 9: Epilogue: the galacto-biology of collisions -- Glossary -- Resources -- Index. Galaxy collisions are the key process in building galaxies, triggering the formation of stars and the build-up of heavy elements that allow the formation of planets and solar systems. This book presents the revolutionary research advances achieved in the last decade and lucidly explains the underlying dynamical processes. Galaxy Collisions takes a comprehensive trip through the visually spectacular world of galaxy collisions; investigates the interactions of stars, gas clouds, and dark matter in galaxy collisions; uses analogies and metaphors to help comprehend the bizarre world of galaxies; presents recent research results to enhance the understanding of galaxy formation and evolution; includes discoveries of minor collisions within our own group of galaxies; shows how a galaxy collision might affect a solar system, or a planet like ours. SCIENCE (GENERAL). ASTRONOMY. POPULAR SCIENCE. POPULAR SCIENCE IN ASTRONOMY. ASTRONOMY, OBSERVATIONS AND TECHNIQUES. ASTRONOMY, ASTROPHYSICS AND COSMOLOGY. CLASSICAL AND QUANTUM GRAVITATION, RELATIVITY THEORY. SpringerLink (Online service) Springer eBooks Printed edition: 9780387853703 Springer Praxis Books http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-0-387-85371-0 Ver el texto completo en las instalaciones del CICY ZDB-2-PHA ddc ER 35193 35193 0 0 ddc 0 0 LE CICY CICY EL 2025-10-06 0 520 2025-10-06 08:44:25 2025-10-06 ER