Hot interstellar matter in elliptical galaxies /
Dong-Woo Kim, Silvia Pellegrini, editors.
- Heidelberg ; New York : Springer, [2011], c2012.
- vii, 282 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 24 cm.
- Astrophysics and space science library, v. 378 0067-0057 ; .
- Astrophysics and space science library ; v. 378. .
Outgrowth of the Joint Discussion between the Galaxies and ISM IAU divisions organized for the 27th IAU General Assembly of 2009 in Brazil. Cf. pref.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
The hot ISM of elliptical galaxies : a brief history / Giuseppina Fabbiano -- Hot gas flows on global and nuclear galactic scales / Silvia Pellegrini -- Feedback and environmental effects in elliptical galaxies / Craig L. Sarazin -- AGN feedback in elliptical galaxies : numerical simulations / Luca Ciotti and Jeremiah P. Ostriker -- Metal abundances in the hot ISM of elliptical galaxies / Dong-Woo Kim -- Abundances and abundance ratios in stars and hot gas in elliptical galaxies / Antonio Pipino -- Hot gas morphology, thermal structure, and the AGN connection in normal elliptical galaxies / Thomas S. Statler -- Dark matter in elliptical galaxies / David A. Buote and Philip J. Humphrey.