The First Galaxies Theoretical Predictions and Observational Clues /

New observations of the period between the cosmic recombination and the end of reionization are posing intriguing questions about where the first generations of stars were formed, how the first galaxies were assembled, whether these galaxies have low redshift counterparts, and what role the early ga...

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Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Other Authors: Wiklind, Tommy. (Editor), Mobasher, Bahram. (Editor), Bromm, Volker. (Editor)
Format: Electronic
Language:English
Published: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg : Imprint: Springer, 2013.
Series:Astrophysics and Space Science Library, 396
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