Editors:
- Comprehensive coverage of the field of Globular Cluster astrophysics and its relevance for galaxy formation and evolution
- Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras
Part of the book series: ESO Astrophysics Symposia (ESO)
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Table of contents (106 papers)
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The Most Massive Clusters
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Young Star Clusters
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Front Matter
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Globular Cluster Systems in Dwarf and Irregular Galaxies
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Front Matter
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About this book
The principal question of whether and how globular clusters can contribute to a better understanding of galaxy formation and evolution is perhaps the main driving force behind the overall endeavour of studying globular cluster systems. Naturally, this splits up into many individual problems. The objective of the Joint ESO-FONDAP Workshop on Globular Clusters - Guides to Galaxies was to bring together researchers, both observational and theoretical, to present and discuss the most recent results. Topics covered in these proceedings are: internal dynamics of globular clusters and interaction with host galaxies (tidal tails, evolution of cluster masses), accretion of globular clusters, detailed descriptions of nearby cluster systems, ultracompact dwarfs, formations of massive clusters in mergers and elsewhere, the ACS Virgo survey, galaxy formation and globular clusters, dynamics and kinematics of globular cluster systems and dark matter-related problems.
With its wide coverage of the topic, this book constitutes a valuable reference of the scientific knowledge of the field.
Editors and Affiliations
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Departamento de Astronomía, Universidad de Concepción, Concepción, Chile
Tom Richtler
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Astronomical Institute, Utrecht University, Utrecht, The Netherlands
Søren Larsen
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Globular Clusters - Guides to Galaxies
Book Subtitle: Proceedings of the Joint ESO-FONDAP Workshop on Globular Clusters held in Concepción, Chile, 6-10 March 2006
Editors: Tom Richtler, Søren Larsen
Series Title: ESO Astrophysics Symposia
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-76961-3
Publisher: Springer Berlin, Heidelberg
eBook Packages: Physics and Astronomy, Physics and Astronomy (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg 2009
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-540-76960-6Published: 18 December 2008
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-642-09565-8Published: 21 October 2010
eBook ISBN: 978-3-540-76961-3Published: 23 November 2008
Series ISSN: 1431-2433
Series E-ISSN: 1611-6143
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XX, 456
Number of Illustrations: 189 b/w illustrations
Topics: Astrophysics and Astroparticles, Classical and Quantum Gravitation, Relativity Theory