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PHYS-465: Astrophysics III : galaxy formation and evolution

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Galaxy formation & evolution is about studying how galaxies in our Universe come into existence, how they evolve and what shapes their properties. This course describes the observational facts of galaxies and the various processes of galaxy evolution as seen from theoretical/numerical models.

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Instructor

Michaela Hirschmann

Official source

https://edu.epfl.ch/coursebook/en/astrophysics-iii-galaxy-formation-and-evolution-PHYS-465

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http://go.epfl.ch/PHYS-465

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Summary

Lectures

Instructor

Michaela Hirschmann

Official source

https://edu.epfl.ch/coursebook/en/astrophysics-iii-galaxy-formation-and-evolution-PHYS-465

Moodle Page

http://go.epfl.ch/PHYS-465

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Astronomy

Astrophysics: Stellar astronomy, Physical cosmology

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