Planets to Cosmology: Essential Science in the Final Years of the Hubble Space Telescope: Proceedings of the Space Telescope Science Institute Symposium, held in Baltimore, Maryland May 3–6, 2004

by Edited by Mario Livio , Stefano Casertano

• ISBN13: 9780521182447
• ISBN10: 0521182441
• Edition: Revised
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2011-11-24
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Summary

This 2005 book acknowledges the importance of identifying the most crucial science to be performed by the superb Hubble Telescope. With this goal in mind, the book presents a review of some of the most important open questions in astronomy. World experts examine topics ranging from extrasolar planets and star formation to supermassive black holes and the reionization of the universe. Special emphasis is placed on what astronomical observations should be carried out during the next few years to enable breakthroughs in our understanding of a complex and dynamic universe. In particular, the reviewers attempt to identify those topics to which the Hubble Space Telescope can uniquely contribute. The special emphasis on future research makes this book an essential resource for both professional researchers and graduate students in astronomy and astrophysics.

Table of Contents

Preface

Hubble's view of transiting planets

Unsolved problems in star formation

Star formation in clusters

HST abundance studies of low metallicity stars

Physical environments and feedback: HST studies of intense star-forming environments

Quasar hosts: growing up with monstrous middles

Reverberation mapping of active galactic nuclei

Feedback at high redshift

The baryon content of the local intergalactic medium

Hot baryons in supercluster filaments

Galaxy assembly

Probing the reionization history of the Universe

Studying distant infrared-luminous galaxies with Spitzer and Hubble

Galaxies at z = g-i'-drop selection and the GLARE Project

The Hubble Ultra Deep Field with NIMCOS

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