The current status of galaxy formation
Abstract
Understanding galaxy formation is one of the most pressing issues in cosmology. We review the current status of galaxy formation from both an observational and a theoretical perspective, and summarize the prospects for future advances.
- Publication:
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Research in Astronomy and Astrophysics
- Pub Date:
- August 2012
- DOI:
- arXiv:
- arXiv:1207.3080
- Bibcode:
- 2012RAA....12..917S
- Keywords:
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- Astrophysics - Cosmology and Extragalactic Astrophysics
- E-Print:
- Minor change in Sect. 6 (resolution of ERIS simulation). Note that the figures of the arXiv version are typically sharper than on the published version