Dynamical Evolution of Galaxies / / Xiaolei Zhang.

• Superior document: Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter DG Plus eBook-Package 2018
• VerfasserIn: Zhang, Xiaolei,
• Place / Publishing House: Berlin ;, Boston : : De Gruyter, , [2017]; ©2018
• Year of Publication: 2017
• Language: English
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (XIV, 323 p.)
• Other title: Frontmatter --; Preface --; Contents --; 1. Introduction --; 2. Dynamical Drivers of Galaxy Evolution --; 3. N-Body Simulations of Galaxy Evolution --; 4. Astrophysical Implications of the Dynamical Theory --; 5. Putting It All Together --; 6. Concluding Remarks --; 7. Appendix: Relation to Kinetics and Fluid Mechanics --; References --; Index
• Format: Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.
• ISBN: 9783110527421; 9783110719550; 9783110540550; 9783110625264; 9783110548235
• DOI: 10.1515/9783110527421
• Access: restricted access
• Hierarchical level: Monograph
• Statement of Responsibility: Xiaolei Zhang.

This research monograph presents a new dynamical framework for the study of secular morphological evolution of galaxies along the Hubble sequence. 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