Galaxy Formation

Description:

This is a textbook for graduate students in astrophysics. The author is extremely well known not only as an astrophysicist but also as a writer of superb talent. The presentation is clear and the book should become a favourite text for students. It deals with the matter and radiation content of the universe, and the formation of galaxies, and it gives a comprehensive introduction to relativistic astrophysics as needed for the clarification of cosmological ideas.

subjects: Astrophysics,  Galaxies,  Formation,  Cosmology,  Physics,  Observations and Techniques Astronomy,  Astrophysics and Astroparticles