Merging Processes in Galaxy Clusters
Mergers are the mechanisms by which galaxy clusters are assembled through the hierarchical growth of smaller clusters and groups. Major cluster mergers are the most energetic events in the Universe since the Big Bang. Many of the observed properties of clusters depend on the physics of the merging p...
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Format: | Electronic |
Language: | English |
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Dordrecht :
Springer Netherlands,
2002.
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Series: | Astrophysics and Space Science Library ;
272 |
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Online Access: | View fulltext via EzAccess |