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Astrophysics of galaxy clusters : proceedings of the International School of Physics "Enrico Fermi", course CLXXII, Varenna on Lake Como, Villa Monastero, 15-25 July 2008 /

This book presents a collection of contributions from the 'International School of Physics' "Enrico Fermi", held in Varenna, Italy in July 2008. This is the second school devoted to the astrophysics of galaxy clusters, and comes four years after the first; 'Background Microw...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor Corporativo: IOS Press
Otros Autores: Cavaliere, Alfonso (Physicist), Rephaeli, Yoel, 1946-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Amsterdam : Ios Press, 2011.
Colección:Rendiconti della Scuola internazionale di fisica "Enrico Fermi", CLXXII corso
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Title Page; Indice; Preface; Gruppo fotografico dei partecipanti al Corso; Basic properties of clusters of galaxies and the physics of the intracluster gas; Introduction; Properties of clusters and our basic theoretical understanding; Dark matter in clusters; Spatial distribution of dark matter in clusters; Sizes of clusters; Galaxy content of clusters; Intracluster medium; The mass function of clusters; The formation of clusters-mergers and accretion; Physics of the intracluster gas; Physical state of the intracluster gas: local thermal state; Kinetic equilibrium.