The Hubble Deep Field

About this book

The Hubble Deep Field (HDF) is the deepest optical image of the Universe ever obtained. It provides a unique resource for researchers studying the formation and evolution of stars and galaxies. This volume provides a comprehensive overview of the scientific impact of the HDF on cosmology. It presents articles by a host of world experts who gathered together at an international conference at the Space Telescope Science Institute. The HDF is set to revolutionize our understanding in cosmology. This book combines both observations of the HDF at a variety of wavelengths with the latest theoretical progress in cosmology. It therefore provides an indispensable reference for all graduate students and researchers in observational or theoretical cosmology.

Contents

Beginnings of observational cosmology Allan Sandage; The Hubble Deep Field Richard Ellis; Kinematics of distant galaxies Garth Illingworth; Redshift clustering in the HDF Judith Cohen; Radio observations of the HDF Kenneth Kellerman; The ISO survey of the HDF Michael Rowan-Robinson; Galaxy counts Rogier Windhorst; Large ground-based Redshift surveys in the context of the HDF Simon Lilly; Galaxy ages and morphologies at z#3 Mauro Giavalisco; Photometric redshifts of galaxies in the HDF Kenneth Lanzetta; Global evolution of the Stellar and Interstellar contents of galaxies S. Michael Fall; Model predictions for clustering and morphologies at HDF depths M. Steinmetz; Selection effects and robust measures of galaxy evolution Henry Ferguson; Disk galaxy evolution Joseph Silk; The evolution of luminous matter in the universe Piero Madau; Color-selected high redshift galaxies and the HDF Mark Dickinson; Gravitational lensing in the HDF Roger Blandford; White dwarf stars and the HDF Steven Kawaler; Educational use of the HDF Megan Donahue; The next generation space telescope John Mather; Summary Jim Peebles.

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