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- Takes a comprehensive trip through the visually spectacular world of galaxy collisions
- Describes what happens in galaxy collisions in a non-technical way
- Uses analogies and metaphors to help understand the bizarre world of galaxies
- Includes discoveries of minor collisions within our own group of galaxies
- Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras
Part of the book series: Springer Praxis Books (PRAXIS)
Part of the book sub series: Popular Astronomy (POPULAR)
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Table of contents (9 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Back Matter
About this book
Reviews
From the reviews:
“Galaxy Collisions is big book, not physically but conceptually. … Colour images, some appropriately from the Hubble Space Telescope, and diagrams support the text where needed throughout. … it is refreshing to read a book that stays strictly on topic. … Where an explanation is required to ensure understanding it is given quickly then attention is swiftly refocused back to the main subject. … reader who has a good understanding of the key concepts of Astronomy will get a lot from this book … .” (Paul Rumsby, Best Astronomy Books, August, 2011)
“This latest book in Springer’s Popular Astronomy series tackles the phenomenon of galaxy collisions. … the author keeps his descriptions qualitative and masterfully so, meaning the book will also appeal if you’re an advanced amateur. With an emphasis on the historical development of the field and some colourful analogies, Struck has managed to produce an entertaining and comprehensive book about this important aspect of modern astronomy.” (Alastair Gunn, Sky at Night Magazine, October, 2011)
“The book, profusely illustrated with many color photographs, is intended for professional scientists, as it quotes and discusses research papers by those active in the field. … This will likely be a valuable resource for scholars currently conducting research in this area. Summing Up: Recommended. Researchers/faculty and professionals.” (A. R. Upgren, Choice, Vol. 49 (2), October, 2011)
“The book is clearly a labour of love by author Curtis Struck, a long-time researcher into galaxy collisions, who attempts to put across his fascination with these events to a wider readership. … it provides the opportunity to showcase the many wonderful images (from HST and elsewhere) of interacting systems.” (Steve Phillipps, The Observatory, Vol. 131 (1225), December, 2011)
Authors and Affiliations
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Iowa State University, Ames, USA
Curtis Struck
About the author
Professor Curtis Struck has worked in the field of galaxy collisions since his graduate studies in the late 1970's. He has published more than 50 refereed journal papers, the majority in this area, and many as first author. He has spoken at a number of international research conferences and given many public talks.
Struck is a theorist and computer modeler and has worked with many observers on the interpretation of data on colliding galaxies in all wavebands, except gamma-ray. This includes ground-based optical and radio data, and data from NASA's Hubble, Chandra, Spitzer, and GALEX space observatiories.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Galaxy Collisions
Book Subtitle: Forging New Worlds from Cosmic Crashes
Authors: Curtis Struck
Series Title: Springer Praxis Books
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-387-85371-0
Publisher: Springer New York, NY
eBook Packages: Physics and Astronomy, Physics and Astronomy (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer Science+Business Media, LLC 2011
Softcover ISBN: 978-0-387-85370-3Published: 03 February 2011
eBook ISBN: 978-0-387-85371-0Published: 04 February 2011
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XV, 285
Topics: Popular Science in Astronomy, Astronomy, Observations and Techniques, Astronomy, Astrophysics and Cosmology, Classical and Quantum Gravitation, Relativity Theory