The Evolving Universe: Selected Topics on Large-Scale Structure and on the Properties of Galaxies / Edition 1

by Donald Hamilton

Overview

1. The Workshop and this Tome In the excellent bucolic setting of SchloB Ringberg in Upper Bavaria, over 50 scientists assembled during the week of 23-28 September 1996 to discuss recent results, both theoretical and observational in nature, on the large­ scale structure of the Universe. Such a topic is perhaps nowadays far too encompassing, and is essentially all of what we used to call "observational cosmology. " The original philosophy of the organization of this meeting was deliber­ ated aimed at the younger community and their contributions. As a consequence, the content of the presentations was refreshingly new, as it should be. In spite of the deficiences caused by the lack of certain key researchers in this field, for one reason or another, the final result was rewarding to all. Although the conference was held in Fall 1996, the contributions contained herein were submitted as late as Spring 1998, thus the content maintains some degree of trendiness. Originally the current volume was to be a "proceedings. " This refers to the usual archival tome that fills one's shelf and is rarely consulted, except to see the canonical group photo, which by the way, we also have. Nevertheless, I wanted something more than that. Although the field is rapidly changing, with so-called facts in a state ofconstant volubility, now is a good time for reflection prior to the commencement of the Sloan Survey, presumably the definitive large-scale program of low- to moderate-redshift galaxies in our lifetime.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780792350743
Publisher:	Springer Netherlands
Publication date:	07/31/1998
Series:	Astrophysics and Space Science Library , #231
Edition description:	1998
Pages:	433
Product dimensions:	6.69(w) x 9.61(h) x 0.04(d)

Table of Contents

and Preface.- The Nearby Universe.- Large-Scale Structure and the Nearby Universe.- The Galaxy Luminosity Function at Zero Redshift: Constraints on Galaxy Formation.- CfA Surveys and Their Extensions.- The Spatial Distribution of Emission-Line Galaxies.- Properties of Galaxies In and Around Voids.- Large-Scale Flows from the Mark III Tully-Fisher Data.- The Luminosity Function and the Mean Galaxy Density from the ESO Slice Project (ESP).- The Münster Redshift Project.- The Las Campanas Redshift Survey.- Geometry and Large-Scale Power in the Las Campanas Redshift Survey.- The Las Campanas Redshift Survey Results: The Redshift-Space Auorrelation Function.- The Las Campanas Redshift Survey Results:.- The Moderate Redshift Universe.- The CNOC Cluster Survey.- Results from The Norris Survey of the Corona Borealis Supercluster.- Clustering at z > 0.8.- A Massive Cluster of Galaxies at z.- Redshift Distortions.- Linear Redshift Distortions: A Review.- Future Surveys.- The Sloan Digital Sky Survey.- Absorption-Line Based Studies.- The Large-Scale Distribution of Baryons at High Redshift.- Simulations of the Large-Scale Structure Formation & The Evolution of the Lyman-a Forest: Comparison with Observations.- Probing Small-and Large-Scale Structure at High Redshift with the TPCF of CD/ Absorption Lines.- Hubble Deep Field Analyses.- Lines and Lenses in The Hubble Deep Field.- Interpreting High-Redshift Galaxies in the HDF.- Theory and Theoretical Analyses of Observational Data.- The 3-Point Correlation Function of the Cosmic Matter Distribution.- Analytic Approximations to Galaxy Clustering.- High Redshift Objects in the Cosmic String Model.- Analyzing Redshift Surveys to Measure The Power Spectrum on Large Scales.- Constraints on the Large-Scale Gas Distribution from CMB—X-Ray Correlations.- Estimates for the Luminosity Function and Selection Function of Redshift Surveys.- The Virgo Consortium: The Formation and Evolution of Galaxy Clusters.- Toward High-Precision Measures of Large-Scale Structure.- Miscellaneous.- Search for Primeval Galaxies with CADIS.- Group Photograph of the Ringberg Workshop Participants.

Editorial Reviews

Thirty-one contributions review topics on and related to the large- scale structure of the Universe. These include galaxy functions and their dependence upon environment and galaxy type; clustering of galaxies; evolution of the clustering of galaxies; superclusters of galaxies; and analyses of redshift surveys both old and new. Results are presented from the following surveys: The Norris Survey (Palomar), the Munster Redshift Project, the ESO Slice Project, Southern Sky Redshift Survey, CfA surveys and their extensions, Las Campas Redshift Survey, CNOC, and CFRS. Theoretical analyses of luminosity functions, CMB-X Ray correlations, Cosmic String Models, Power Spectra, and quasar absorption line studies are also included. Annotation c. by Book News, Inc., Portland, Or.

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