Tracing the ancestry of galaxies : (on the land of our ancestors) : proceedings of the 277th Symposium of the International Astronomical Union held in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso, December 13-17, 2010 /

Tracing the ancestry of galaxies : (on the land of our ancestors) : proceedings of the 277th Symposium of the International Astronomical Union held in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso, December 13-17, 2010 /

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Corporate author / creator:	International Astronomical Union. Symposium (277th : 2010 : Ougadougou, Burkina Faso)
Imprint:	Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2011.
Description:	xix, 348 p. : ill. ; 26 cm.
Language:	English
Series:	IAU symposium proceedings series, 1743-9213 ; 277 IAU symposium and colloquium proceedings series.
Subject:	Galaxies -- Evolution -- Congresses. Galactic dynamics -- Congresses. Galaxies -- Formation -- Congresses. Galactic dynamics. Galaxies -- Evolution. Galaxies -- Formation. Conference papers and proceedings.
Format:	E-Resource Print Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/8735928

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Other authors / contributors:	Carignan, Claude. Combes, F. Freeman, Ken, 1940-
ISBN:	9780521766029 0521766028
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references and index.
Summary:	We are living in the golden era of multiwavelength astronomical observations, probing deep areas of the sky. Sophisticated instruments allow us to compare galaxies at high redshifts, when the Universe was only a few hundred millions years old, with the mature nearby galaxies we see today. This is yielding new insights into the mass assembly and the star formation history of galaxies that may, or may not, be compatible with our current theoretical models. IAU Symposium 277 addresses the major open questions concerning the evolution of galaxies, specifically: can we really apply the knowledge gained from low-redshift studies to the high-redshift galaxy populations, given the strong apparent differences in their observed properties? In this volume theorists and observers attempt to reach a common understanding of the puzzles that galaxy research has recently unfolded, largely through the study of galaxy dynamics and their stellar populations at low and high redshifts. -- Back cover.

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