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Dissipative processes in galaxy formation.

¹Department of Astronomy, Center for Particle Astrophysics, University of California, Berkeley, CA 94720, USA.

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America

|June 1, 1993

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Galaxy formation involves gas clouds dissipating energy to form stars and structures. This review explores how these dissipative processes shape galaxy scaling relations and morphology, influenced by star formation history.

Area of Science:

Astrophysics
Cosmology
Galaxy Formation and Evolution

Background:

Galaxies originate from diffuse gas clouds, transitioning into stellar aggregations with significant energy dissipation.
Understanding galaxy formation requires analyzing the dissipative processes involved in this transition.

Purpose of the Study:

To review dissipative processes critical to luminous galaxy scales and morphology.
To examine the influence of star formation history on universal galaxy scaling relations.

Main Methods:

Review of theoretical and observational studies on galaxy formation.
Analysis of dissipative processes in protogalaxies and starbursts.
Development of semiphenomenological expressions for star-formation rates.

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Main Results:

Dissipative processes are key determinants of galaxy critical scales and morphology.
Universal scaling relations for spiral and elliptical galaxies depend on star formation history.
Semiphenomenological models for star-formation rates are presented.

Conclusions:

Dissipation plays a crucial role in shaping galaxies.
Star formation history is a primary driver of galaxy scaling relations.
Implications for elliptical and disk galaxy evolution are discussed.