Galaxy Formation (Astronomy and Astrophysics Library) 2nd Edition by Malcolm S. Longair (PDF)

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Delineating the huge strides taken in cosmology in the past ten years, this much-anticipated second edition of Malcolm Longair’s highly appreciated textbook has been extensively and thoroughly updated. It tells the story of modern astrophysical cosmology from the perspective of one of its most important and fundamental problems – how did the galaxies come about? Longair uses this approach to introduce the whole of what may be called “classical cosmology”. What’s more, he describes how the study of the origin of galaxies and larger-scale structures in the Universe has provided us with direct information about the physics of the very early Universe.

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Editorial Reviews: Review From the reviews of the first edition:”This book is yet another example of the author’s outstanding expository skills and deserves to be hailed as a brilliant and up-to-date account of current understanding in the field of cosmology and galaxy formation.”The Observatory, 1999„…Despite its title, the book actually covers pretty much all of extragalactic astronomy and cosmology…offers one of the most comprehensive descriptions of the topic, in particular where observational data are concerned….Longair never fails to place the results within the big picture…Besides completeness, it is also the most up-to-date textbook. Even very recent developments are included….I very much enjoyed reading this book, and I am sure I will make use of it the next time I teach a cosmology graduate course, as both a textbook for the students and a guide in preparing my lectures.”Physics Today, September 1999From the reviews of the second edition:”This second edition of Longair’s 1998 book is extensively revised and updated. It is a superb and extensive overview of the physics and evolution of the universe … . Longair … succeeds in his goal of writing at an appropriate level for upper-level undergraduates and beginning graduate students. He makes difficult material understandable by using clever analogies … . The book is valuable both for academic coursework and as a reference source. Summing Up: Essential. Upper-division undergraduate through professional collections.” (T. Barker, CHOICE, Vol. 45 (10), June, 2008) From the Back Cover This second edition of Galaxy Formation is an up-to-date text on astrophysical cosmology, expounding the structure of the classical cosmological models from a contemporary viewpoint. This forms the background to a detailed study of the origin of structure and galaxies in the Universe. The derivations of many of the most important results are derived by simple physical arguments which illuminate the results of more advanced treatments. A very wide range of observational data is brought to bear upon these problems, including the most recent results from WMAP, the Hubble Space Telescope, galaxy surveys like the Sloan Digital Sky Survey and the 2dF Galaxy Redshift Survey, studies of Type 1a supernovae, and many other observations.

Reviews from Amazon users which were colected at the time this book was published on the website:

⭐This is an outstanding textbook on cosmology, structure and galaxy formation. It’s very detailed, well written and the main topics are very well chosen, covering a wide range of themes: in particular, on each topic, a good emphasis is given to explain what is known and what is actually unknown; I think this is the correct approach in astrophysics and cosmology. The level is appropriate to graduate student, with a decent mathematical background.Very good binding and hardcover: it’s durable and solid, with a good value for money.Remark that this is the 2nd edition, updated during 2008: a little bit dated (regarding the most recent advances in dark matter and dark energy), but anyway excellent for basics arguments.

⭐Great book written in the subject of large scale structure formation. Clear style and flow enables the use of this book to a person with moderate knowledge about cosmology. It is not super hard to understand. If you are good at calculus and have a good knowledge about basic cosmology this book won’t be disaster. I would say one of the best and well written book in this area which can address a wide range of readers

⭐This is a great text book summarizing cosmology, structure and galaxy formation.I strongly recommend this book to graduate students.

⭐This is an oustanding text on the physics of the formation of structure in the Universe. It is written at the level of a beginning graduate student in physics or astronomy, and will provide sufficient background for the student to begin serious research in this area. The text is well written and the topics well chosen. It was written in 1998, so it is already a bit dated (it obviously contains nothing about the most recent advances in dark energy), but all the basics are here. This explains what we know and what we don’t know about how and why clusters and galaxies form, dark matter, and the Big Bang.

⭐The book is very detailed and covers a wide range in galaxy formation. It explains astrophysical processes very clearly and can be recommended for students.

⭐The book was as I expected for an astronomical textbook. Longair is a clear author. It is a useful reference book.

⭐Excellent book

⭐chiarito questo, è fatto bene, molto tecnico, matematica “dura”, ma la figlia sembra abbia capito tutto, ha preso un buon voto all’esame, ed è uno dei libri che ha deciso di tenere a prescindere dal lavoro che andrà realmente a fare (ammesso che ne trovi uno…)

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⭐Tutto OK, il libro è stato ricevuto nei tempi stabiliti ed in perfette condizioni.Si tratta di un libro fondamentale sull’argomento, da avere assolutamente.

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⭐Bien que datant d’un quinzaine d’année, ce livre est toujours d’actualité. Bon livre, bien qu’un peu austère… pas mal de choses y sont rassemblées

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