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Author:   Xiaolei Zhang
Publisher:   De Gruyter
Imprint:   De Gruyter
Dimensions:   Width: 17.00cm , Height: 2.10cm , Length: 24.00cm
Weight:   0.782kg
ISBN:  

9783110525199

ISBN 10:   3110525194
Pages:   337
Publication Date:   04 December 2017
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Content Preface page 1 Introduction 1.1 Observational Background 1.2 Theoretical Background 1.3 Organization of the Material 2 Drivers of Secular Morphological Evolution of Galaxies 2.1 Motivations for the Theoretical Approach 2.2 Density Wave Crest as the Site of Gravitational Instability 2.3 Potential-Density Phase Shifts for Density Wave Modes 2.4 Linear Regime and Quasi-Steady State of the Wave Modes 2.5 Torque Coupling and Angular Momentum Transport 2.6 Rates of Secular Evolution 2.7 Relation to “Broadening of Resonances” 2.8 In a Nutshell 3 Verification of Analytical Results through N-Body Simulations 3.1 Overview of the N-Body Simulations of Disk Galaxies 3.2 Simulation Codes and Basic State Specifications 3.3 Signature of Collisionless Shock in N-Body Spirals 3.4 Modal Nature of a Spontaneously-Formed Pattern 3.5 Qualitative Signature of Secular Mass Redistribution 3.6 Longevity of the Spiral Modes 3.7 Role of Gas 3.8 Implication on Orbits as “Building Blocks” 3.9 Second Generation Tests 4 Astrophysical Implications of the New Dynamical Theory 4.1 Motivations and General Outline 4.2 Potential-Density Phase Shift (PDPS) Method for CR Determination 4.3 Secular Mass Migration and Bulge Building 4.4 Secular Heating and The Age-Velocity-Dispersion Relation 4.5 Secular Heating and the Size-Linewidth Relation 4.6 Other Characteristics of the Milky Way Galaxy and External Galaxies 4.7 Universal Rotation Curve 4.8 Secular Evolution and the Maintenance of Galaxy Scaling Relations 4.9 Butcher-Oemler Effect and Evolution of Cluster Galaxies 4.10 Secular Evolution and the Origin of Color-Magnitude Relation 4.11 An Example of Secular Evolution in Interacting Galaxies 4.12 Black-Hole-Mass and Bulge-Mass Correlation 5 Putting in All Together: What We Have Learned So Far 5.1 Reexamine the Foundations 5.2 Role of Basic State Specification 5.3 Broader Implications 5.4 Implications on the Cosmological Evolution of Galaxies 6 Concluding Remarks 7 Appendix. Nonequilibrium Phase Transition and Classical Mechanics 7.1 Foundation of Kinetic Theory: the Boltzmann Equation 7.2 From Kinetic Theory to Fluid Mechanics 7.3 Nonequilibrium Phase Transition and Galaxy Evolution 7.4 The Proper Choice of Hierarchies 8 References

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Xiaolei Zhang, George Mason University, USA

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