Probing Galaxies through Quasar Absorption Lines (IAU C199) (Proceedings of the International Astronomical Union Symposia and Colloquia)

Cambridge University Press, 12/1/2005
EAN 9780521852050, ISBN10: 0521852056

Hardcover, 528 pages, 25.4 x 18 x 3 cm
Language: English

This volume reviews recent research progress in the field of quasar absorption line systems, from both observational and theoretical perspectives. The seventy-eight papers cover topics ranging from the galaxy-absorber connection, Lyman-alpha systems, abundances and dust, and high redshift studies including re-ionisation, to models and numerical simulations concerning many of these aspects. The papers include detailed reviews by leading researchers in these fields as well as many new results reported here for the first time, and provide a valuable resource for graduate students and professional astronomers.

Part I. The Absorber-Galaxy Connection
Part II. Lyman-Alpha Systems
Part III. Models and Numerical Simulations
Part IV. Abundances and Dust
Part V. High Redshift
Theory and Observations
Part VI. Posters.