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- Nominated by the Institute for Computational Cosmology at Durham University as an outstanding Ph.D. thesis 2012
- Presents new treatment of star formation and supernova feedback in simulations of galaxy formation
- Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras
Part of the book series: Springer Theses (Springer Theses)
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Table of contents (7 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Back Matter
About this book
This thesis addresses two of the central processes which underpin the formation of galaxies: the formation of stars and the injection of energy into the interstellar medium from supernovae, called feedback. In her work Claudia Lagos has completely overhauled the treatment of these processes in simulations of galaxy formation. Her thesis makes two major breakthroughs, and represents the first major steps forward in these areas in more than a decade. Her work has enabled, for the first time, predictions to be made which can be compared against new observations which probe the neutral gas content of galaxies, opening up a completely novel way to constrain the models. The treatment of feedback from supernovae, and how this removes material from the interstellar medium, is also likely to have a lasting impact on the field.
Claudia Lagos Ph.D. thesis was nominated by the Institute for Computational Cosmology at Durham University as an outstanding Ph.D. thesis 2012.
Authors and Affiliations
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Department of Physics, Durham University, Durham, United Kingdom
Claudia Del P. Lagos
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Bibliographic Information
Book Title: The Physics of Galaxy Formation
Authors: Claudia Del P. Lagos
Series Title: Springer Theses
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-01526-2
Publisher: Springer Cham
eBook Packages: Physics and Astronomy, Physics and Astronomy (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer International Publishing Switzerland 2014
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-319-01525-5Published: 28 October 2013
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-319-34604-5Published: 23 August 2016
eBook ISBN: 978-3-319-01526-2Published: 15 October 2013
Series ISSN: 2190-5053
Series E-ISSN: 2190-5061
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XIII, 247
Number of Illustrations: 86 illustrations in colour
Topics: Cosmology, Astrophysics and Astroparticles