Dynamical Evolution of Galaxies:

This research monograph presents a new dynamical framework for the study of secular dynamical evolution of galaxies. Classical approaches based on Boltzmann’s kinetic equation, as well as on its moment-equation descendants the Euler and Navier-Stokes fluid equations, are inadequate for treating the...

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Beteilige Person: Zhang, Xiaolei 1963- (VerfasserIn)
Format: Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:Englisch
Veröffentlicht: Berlin ;Boston De Gruyter [2017]
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Links:https://doi.org/10.1515/9783110527421
https://doi.org/10.1515/9783110527421
https://doi.org/10.1515/9783110527421
https://doi.org/10.1515/9783110527421
https://doi.org/10.1515/9783110527421
https://doi.org/10.1515/9783110527421
https://doi.org/10.1515/9783110527421
https://doi.org/10.1515/9783110527421
https://doi.org/10.1515/9783110527421
Zusammenfassung:This research monograph presents a new dynamical framework for the study of secular dynamical evolution of galaxies. Classical approaches based on Boltzmann’s kinetic equation, as well as on its moment-equation descendants the Euler and Navier-Stokes fluid equations, are inadequate for treating the maintenance and long-term evolution of systems containing self-organized structures such as galactic density-wave modes. A global and synthetic approach, incorporating correlated fluctuations of the constituent particles during a nonequilibrium phase transition, is adopted to supplement the continuum treatment. The cutting-edge research combining analytical, N-body simulational, and observational aspects, as well as the fundamental-physics connections it provides, make this work a valuable reference for researchers and graduate students in astronomy, astrophysics, cosmology, many-body physics, complexity theory, and other related fields. ContentsDynamical Drivers of Galaxy EvolutionN-Body Simulations of Galaxy EvolutionAstrophysical Implications of the Dynamical TheoryPutting It All TogetherConcluding RemarksAppendix: Relation to Kinetics and Fluid Mechanics
Beschreibung:Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 08. Jan 2018)
Umfang:1 online resource (337pages)
ISBN:9783110527421
DOI:10.1515/9783110527421