Globular Cluster Systems Contributor(s): Ashman, Keith M. (Author), Zepf, Stephen E. (Author) |
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ISBN: 052108783X ISBN-13: 9780521087834 Publisher: Cambridge University Press OUR PRICE: $61.74 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: December 2008 Annotation: The first comprehensive review of globular cluster systems - for researchers and graduate students. |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Science | Physics - Astrophysics - Science | Astronomy |
Dewey: 523.855 |
Series: Cambridge Astrophysics |
Physical Information: 0.39" H x 6.69" W x 9.61" (0.67 lbs) 184 pages |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: Globular clusters are roughly spherical, densely packed groups of stars found around galaxies. Most globular clusters probably formed at the same time as their host galaxies. Therefore they provide a unique fossil record of the conditions during the formation and early evolution of galaxies. This volume presents a comprehensive review of globular cluster systems. It summarizes their observed properties and shows how these constrain models of the structure of stars, the formation and evolution of galaxies and globular clusters, and the age of the Universe. For graduate students and researchers, this timely volume provides the definitive reference on globular cluster systems. |