The current status of galaxy formation

Understanding galaxy formation is one of the most pressing issues in cos- mology. We review the current status of galaxy formation from both an observational and a theoretical perspective, and summarize the prospects for future advances.

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Published inResearch in astronomy and astrophysics Vol. 12; no. 8; pp. 917 - 946
Main Authors Silk, Joseph, Mamon, Gary A.
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Beecroft Institute of Particle Astrophysics and Cosmology, 1 Keble Road, University of Oxford,Oxford OX1 3RH, UK%Institut d'Astrophysique de Paris(UMR 7095: CNRS & UPMC), 98 bis Boulevard Arago, Paris 75014, France 01.08.2012
Institut d'Astrophysique de Paris(UMR 7095: CNRS & UPMC), 98 bis Boulevard Arago, Paris 75014, France
Department of Physics and Astronomy, 3701 San Martin Drive, The Johns Hopkins University,Baltimore MD 21218, USA
IOP Publishing
Subjects
Sciences of the Universe
同源性
星系形成
状态
galaxies
active
star formation
formation
evolution
galaxy
Astrophysics - Cosmology and Extragalactic Astrophysics
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Summary:Understanding galaxy formation is one of the most pressing issues in cos- mology. We review the current status of galaxy formation from both an observational and a theoretical perspective, and summarize the prospects for future advances.
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Understanding galaxy formation is one of the most pressing issues in cos- mology. We review the current status of galaxy formation from both an observational and a theoretical perspective, and summarize the prospects for future advances.
galaxy： formation -- galaxies： evolution -- galaxies： star formation --galaxies： active
ISSN:1674-4527
2397-6209
DOI:10.1088/1674-4527/12/8/004