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astro-ph/1207.3080

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THE CURRENT STATUS OF GALAXY FORMATION

Joseph Silk 1,2,3, Gary A. Mamon 1

1 Institut d'Astrophysique de Paris (UMR 7095: CNRS & UPMC), 98 bis Boulevard Arago, Paris 75014, France
2 Department of Physics and Astronomy, 3701 San Martin Drive, The Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore MD 21218, USA
3 Beecroft Institute of Particle Astrophysics and Cosmology, 1 Keble Road, University of Oxford, Oxford OX1 3RH UK


Abstract: Understanding galaxy formation is one of the most pressing issues in cosmology. We review the current status of galaxy formation from both an observational and a theoretical perspective, and summarize the prospects for future advances.

Keywords: galaxy: formation — galaxies: evolution — galaxies: star formation — galaxies: active


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