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Physics Colloquium: Forming the Brightest Galaxies in the Universe
Start Date: 4/14/2016Start Time: 3:30 PM
End Date: 4/14/2016End Time: 4:30 PM

Event Description
Desika Narayanan, PhD, Haverford College

 

Detected at far-infrared wavelengths, "submillimeter galaxies" are the brightest and most heavily star-forming galaxies in the Universe. Understanding their origin has been confounding for theorists since their discovery almost 20 years ago. In this talk, I will review the observational and theoretical background of this field, and present a new computational model suggesting how these enigmatic systems can form naturally from hierarchical growth. Key to this model are the physics of star formation on very small scales.
Contact Information:
Name: Gordon Richards
Email: gtr@physics.drexel.edu
Location:
Disque Hall, Room 919, 32 South 32nd Street, Philadelphia, PA 19104
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  • Undergraduate Students
  • Graduate Students
  • Faculty
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