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The Astrophysics of Early Galaxy Formation

Astrophysics 2007-06-04 v1

Abstract

These lectures summarize our basic understanding of the emergence of cosmic structures, the epoch of first light, the survival of early substructure in present-day galaxy halos.

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@article{arxiv.0706.0123,
  title  = {The Astrophysics of Early Galaxy Formation},
  author = {Piero Madau},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:0706.0123},
  year   = {2007}
}

Comments

39 pages, to appear in the proceedings of the XVIII Canary Islands Winter School of Astrophysics on "The Emission Line Universe", J. Cepa and F. Sanchez eds., Cambridge University Press