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Recent revolutions and unsolved problems in the galaxy evolution paradigm
Author(s) -
Sil'chenko O.K.
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
astronomische nachrichten
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.394
H-Index - 63
eISSN - 1521-3994
pISSN - 0004-6337
DOI - 10.1002/asna.201311921
Subject(s) - galaxy , observational study , galaxy formation and evolution , physics , astrophysics , astronomy , redshift , medicine , pathology
Due to the fast development of observational techniques, observations of high‐redshift galaxies and detailed studies of nearby galaxies bring surprises every week. Many quite unexpected discoveries have been made over the last years, which have changed our views about galaxy formation and evolution substantially. I review some of the most important and unexpected observational facts, which bring changes even to paradigms. (© 2013 WILEY‐VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, Weinheim)