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Astronomy specialists contribute chapters on modeling galaxy evolution, from its cosmological formation to its presently observable state, in this collection of articles from a 2002 conference in Kiel, Germany. Their ideas represent a shift toward the use of chemodynamical models to analyze the dynamics and interactions of the stellar and gaseous components of galaxy evolution. Hensler (physics and astrophysics, U. of Kiel, Germany) and co-editors include an introduction and 135 chapters. Topics include non-standard structure formation scenarios, infrared galaxies in compact groups, how black holes turn cusps into cores, dynamical structure of dwarf elliptical galaxies, constraints on dark matter distribution in the isolated spiral NGC 4414, extremely metal-deficient galaxies, star formation in a multi-phase ISM, optical and spectral properties in early-type galaxies, and galaxies at the detection limits of deep X-ray surveys. Annotation (c) Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
