Gas accretion onto galaxies. ([2017])

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Andrew Fox, Romeel Davé, editors.
• Editors: Fox, Andrew; Davé, Romeel
• Contents: 1. An Introduction to Gas Accretion onto Galaxies -- 2. Gas Accretion onto the Milky Way -- 3. Neutral Gas Accretion onto Nearby Galaxies -- 4. Gas Accretion and Star Formation Rates -- 5. Gas Accretion Traced in Absorption in Galaxy Spectroscopy -- 6. Gas Accretion via Lyman Limit Systems -- 7. Gas Accretion in Star-Forming Galaxies -- 8. The Circumgalactic Medium in Massive Halos -- 9. Gas Accretion and Giant Lya Nebulae -- 10. Gas Accretion and Galactic Chemical Evolution: Theory and Observations -- 11. Gas Accretion and Angular Momentum -- 12. Observational Diagnostics of Gas Flows: Insights from Cosmological Simulations -- 13. The Effect of Galactic Feedback on Gas Accretion and Wind Recycling -- 14. Gas Accretion via Condensation and Fountains -- 15. Gas Accretion and Star-Formation Rates with IFUs and Background Quasars.
• Publisher Details: Cham, Switzerland : Springer
• Publication Date: 2017
• Copyright Date: 2017
• Extent: 1 online resource
• Subjects: 523.1/12; Physics; Planetary science; Astronomy; SCIENCE -- Astronomy; Astronomy; Planetary science; Physics; Astrophysics and Astroparticles; Cosmology; Astronomy, Observations and Techniques; Science -- Cosmology; Relativity physics; Astronomy, space & time; Science -- Astrophysics & Space Science; Astrophysics; Solar system; Solar system; Electronic books; Observations
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9783319525129; 3319525123
• Related ISBNs: 9783319525112; 3319525115
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.; Note: Vendor-supplied metadata.
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