Galaxy Interactions at Low and High Redshift: Proceedings of the 186th Symposium of the International Astronomical Union , held at Kyoto, Japan, 26–30 August 1997

The 186th IAU Symposium came at an exciting and perhaps even historic time for extragalactic astronomy. New spacecraft observations plumbed the depths of the Universe out to redshifts of five, while revealing astounding details of nearby galaxies and AGN at intermediate redshifts. Theoretical ideas on structure formation, together with results from detailed numerical modeling, created a comprehensive framework for modeling the formation of galaxies and the transformation of galaxies by interactions and mergers. All these strands came together at the Symposium, as participants glimpsed a developing synthesis highlighting galactic encounters and their role in the history of the Universe. This volume offers professional astronomers, including PhD students, an overview of the rapidly advancing subject of galaxy interactions at low and high redshifts. Front Matter....Pages i-xxvi Overview: Low- z Observations....Pages 1-10 A Review of High-Redshift Merger Observations....Pages 11-22 What can we Learn From the Local Group About the Role of Interactions in Galaxy Formation....Pages 23-29 The Magellanic Stream and The Magellanic Cloud System....Pages 31-38 The Nature and Fate of the Sagittarius Dwarf Galaxy....Pages 39-46 A Search for Moving Groups in the Galactic Halo....Pages 47-51 Constraints on Interactions and Mergers from Dsph Galaxies and Globular Clusters....Pages 52-52 Total Mass and Luminosity of Star Forming Regions in the Lmc: the Predicted Infrared Fluxes....Pages 53-53 The Magellanic Stream Revisited....Pages 54-54 Are the Bulge C-Stars Related to the Sagittarius Dwarf Galaxy?....Pages 55-55 Compressive Effects on the Galactic Globular Clusters by Gravitational Disk-Shocking....Pages 56-56 An Hi Search for M81 Group Dwarf Galaxies....Pages 57-57 The High-Velocity Clouds: Galactic or Intergalactic?....Pages 58-58 A Near Infrared Survey of the LMC....Pages 59-59 N-Body Simulations of the Magellanic System Including Gas Dynamics and Star Formation....Pages 60-60 Tidal Dwarf Galaxies....Pages 61-70 Galaxy Interactions: The Hi Signature....Pages 71-80 Tidal Interactions in M81 Group....Pages 81-88 Extended Gas in Interacting Systems....Pages 89-96 Collisional Ring Galaxies....Pages 97-104 Numerical Simulations of M51....Pages 105-108 Galaxy Interactions in the Local Volume....Pages 109-116 Lopsided Galaxies and the Satellite Accretion Rate....Pages 117-124 “E+A” Galaxies: Environment and Evolution....Pages 125-131 Radio Continuum Observations Of Ngc 1961: Interaction with the Intergalactic Medium or the Remnant of a Merger?....Pages 132-132 Dynamical Properties of Tidally-Induced Galactic Bars....Pages 133-133 Star Formation in Collisions Between two Gas-Rich Disk Galaxies....Pages 134-134 Towards an Interaction Model of M81, M82 and Ngc 3077....Pages 135-135 An Hi Line Survey of Polar Ring Galaxies....Pages 136-136 Dynamics of Mergers & Remnants....Pages 137-144 The Structure of Merger Remnants of Compact Groups of Galaxies: Some Preliminary Results....Pages 145-148 Counterrotation in Galaxies....Pages 149-156 Making Spirals with Counter-Rotating Disks....Pages 157-160 Stellar Counter-Rotation Along the Hubble Sequence: A Probe For Galaxy Formation Scenarios....Pages 161-164 Shells, Ripples and Tails....Pages 165-172 Globular Cluster Systems of Elliptical Galaxies....Pages 173-180 Globular Clusters in Elliptical Galaxies: Constraints on Mergers....Pages 181-184 Fundamental Plane and Merger Scenario....Pages 185-188 Mass Distribution of the E0 Galaxy Ngc 6703 from Absorption Line Profile Kinematics....Pages 189-190 Shell Formation in Ngc 474....Pages 191-192 Formation of Boxy/Peanut-Shaped Bulges in Spiral Galaxies: Accretion or Bar Instability?....Pages 193-193 The Character of Embedded Rings....Pages 194-194 Trends in Galaxy Formation and Evolution in the Context of The Virial and Fundamental Planes....Pages 195-195 Mass Structure of Sa Spirals: Ngc 2179 & Ngc 2775....Pages 196-196 Multimodal Color Distributions in the Globular Cluster Systems of Giant Elliptical Galaxies....Pages 197-197 The Globular Cluster System of Ngc 1399....Pages 198-198 The Nature of the Dusty Ionized Gas in Ngc 5846....Pages 199-199 The Origin of High Specific Frequency Globular Cluster Systems....Pages 200-200 Angular Momentum Transfer due to Galactic Winds and Cooling Flows....Pages 201-201 Stellar Populations in High- z Galaxy Mergers....Pages 202-202 Orthogonal Gaseous Disks in the E5 Galaxy Ic 4889....Pages 203-203 Gasdynamics and Starbursts in Interacting Galaxies....Pages 205-212 Fueling Nuclear Starbursts....Pages 213-216 Molecular Gas and Star Formation in Interacting And Isolated Galaxies....Pages 217-226 Luminous Ir Galaxies in a Merger Sequence: Bima Co Imaging....Pages 227-230 Dramatic Changes in Molecular Cloud Properties Across the Arp 299 Merger....Pages 231-234 Starbursts Triggered by Cloud Compression in Interacting Galaxies....Pages 235-242 The Stellar Initial Mass Function in Starburst Galaxies....Pages 243-250 The Evolution of Young Star Clusters In Merging Galaxies....Pages 251-260 Bright Star Clusters in the Antennae Analyzed with Evolutionary Synthesis....Pages 261-264 Gas and Dust in Ultraluminous Galactic Nuclei....Pages 265-272 Proto-Globular Cluster Candidates in NGC 1275....Pages 273-274 Co Observations of Luminous Ir Galaxy Mergers....Pages 275-276 Star-Forming Activity in Arp-Madore Galaxies....Pages 277-278 Gas Content of Markarian Starburst Galaxies....Pages 279-280 Ocular Galaxies: Ngc 2535 and Its Starburst Companion Ngc 2536....Pages 281-281 Luminous Infrared Galaxies in a Merging Sequence: Iso Observations....Pages 282-282 Formation of Plumes in the Head-On Collisions Of Galaxies....Pages 283-283 Single Stellar Populations....Pages 284-284 New Models for Massive Star Populations in Young Starbursts....Pages 285-285 Nir Line Observations of Starburst Galaxies....Pages 286-286 Asca Observations of Luminous Infrared Starburst Galaxies....Pages 287-287 Ultraluminous Infrared Galaxies....Pages 289-294 Spectroscopy of Luminous Infrared Galaxies....Pages 295-301 The Nuclear Interstellar Medium of Ultraluminous Infrared Galaxies....Pages 303-306 Triggered Starbursts in Galaxy Mergers....Pages 307-310 Interactions, Mergers, and QSO Activity....Pages 311-320 Radio Source Surveys....Pages 321-328 Unified Scheme for Seyferts or the Influence Of Interactions?....Pages 329-332 Relics Of Nuclear Activity: Do All Galaxies Have Massive Black Holes?....Pages 333-340 Asca Observations Of Luminous Infrared Galaxies....Pages 341-344 Cfht Adaptive Optics Imaging Of Active Galaxies....Pages 345-347 Dynamical Explorations Of Nuclear Structures In Barred Galaxies....Pages 348-348 The Fate Of Ultraluminous Mergers....Pages 349-349 The Host Galaxies Of Ir Luminous Quasars....Pages 350-350 The Nature Of Ultraluminous Iras Galaxies....Pages 351-351 The Interacting Seyfert 2 Galaxy UGC 3995A....Pages 352-352 Testing The Merger Hypothesis Of Powerful Radio Galaxies....Pages 353-353 Near Infrared Spectroscopy And The Search For Co Emission In 3 Extremely Luminous Iras Sources....Pages 354-354 Seyfert Galaxies And Their Environment....Pages 355-355 Radiative Avalanche Driven By Spherical Starbursts....Pages 356-356 The Interplay Between The Nuclear Bars, Central Starburst, And Remarkable Outflow In Ngc 2782....Pages 357-357 Merging Galaxies With Active Nuclei....Pages 358-358 The Detection Of A Large, Powerful Fr I Radio Galaxy In A Spiral Host....Pages 359-359 X-Ray Study Of Ultraluminous Infrared Galaxies....Pages 360-360 Near-Infrared Observations Of A Type-2 QSO At z = 0.9....Pages 361-361 Co Observations of High- z Objects....Pages 362-362 High Spatial Resolution Near-Ir Tip/Tilt Imaging Of “Warm” Ultraluminous Infrared Galaxies....Pages 363-363 Evolution Of Very Luminous Infrared Galaxies....Pages 364-364 Asca Observations Of The Type-2 Quasar Rxj13434+0001 At z = 2.35....Pages 365-365 Compact Groups Of Galaxies....Pages 367-373 Vla Observations Of Neutral Hydrogen In Compact Groups....Pages 375-382 Radio Diagnostics Of Galaxy Interactions....Pages 383-386 Environmental Extremists In The Virgo Cluster....Pages 387-392 Galaxy Harassment — Interactions For The 90S....Pages 393-400 The X-Ray Properties Of Nearby Abell Clusters From The Rosat All-Sky-Survey....Pages 401-402 Investigations Of Environmental Effects In Clusters Of Galaxies Using N-Body Simulations....Pages 403-404 Colour Gradients In Clusters Of Galaxies....Pages 405-406 The K-Band Hubble Diagram For The Brightest Cluster Galaxies: A Test Of Galaxy Formation Models....Pages 407-407 Distribution Of Stochastic Forces In Gravitationally Clustered System Of Galaxies....Pages 408-408 Environmental Effects....Pages 409-409 Galaxy Orientation In Some Abell Clusters....Pages 410-410 Environmental Influence On Star Formation Of Galaxies In The Las Campanas Redshift Survey....Pages 411-411 A New Automated Sample Of Compact Groups Of Galaxies....Pages 412-412 Large Scale Gradient In The Velocity Field Of The Coma Cluster And A Study Of The Spin Orientation Of Galaxies In The Virgo Cluster....Pages 413-413 Molecular Gas in Hickson Compact Groups....Pages 414-414 A K-Band Luminosity Function of Hickson Compact Groups of Galaxies....Pages 415-415 Efficient Star-Formation in the Tidal Arms of the Stephan’s Quintet Group of Galaxies....Pages 416-416 Measuring Subclusters in Galaxy Clusters....Pages 417-417 Nuclear Activity in the Hickson Compact Groups of Galaxies....Pages 418-418 Evolution of Subsystems During Collapse of a Cluster....Pages 419-419 Rosat Observations of Clusters Cl0500-24 & Cl0939+4713....Pages 420-420 A Multi-Merging Galaxy Mrk 273 With Hot Extended Gaseous Halo and an Extended Soft X-Ray Companion....Pages 421-421 The High Redshift Population of Field Galaxies....Pages 423-429 Dynamics and Interactions of High-Redshift Galaxies....Pages 431-438 Strong Gravitational Lensing on the Hubble Deep Field....Pages 439-445 Measuring the Evolution of the Mass-To-Light Ratio from z = 0 to z = 0.6 from the Fundamental Plane....Pages 447-457 Population Synthesis in a Universe of Interacting Galaxies....Pages 459-466 Emission Line Galaxies at 1< z < 1.5....Pages 467-470 Distant Radio Galaxies: Probes of the Formation of Massive Galaxies....Pages 471-474 Low-Ionization Balqsos: Warm Ultraluminous Galaxies at High Redshifts....Pages 475-478 A Deep, Large-Area K-Band Survey for Highly Redshifted Hα Emission....Pages 479-480 Are Pressure-Confined Clouds in Galactic Halos Possible Models of Lyman Alpha Clouds?....Pages 481-481 Metal Enrichment of Ly Alpha Clouds and the Intergalactic Medium....Pages 482-482 Evolution of Dwarf Galaxies in High Pressure Environments....Pages 483-483 The Effects of Spatial Correlations on Merger Trees of Dark Matter Halos....Pages 484-484 On the Angular Correlation Functions of the Hubble Deep Field....Pages 485-485 Far-Ir Galaxy Counts Expected in the Iris Survey....Pages 486-486 Clustering of Red Galaxies Near a Radio-Loud Quasar at z = 1.086....Pages 487-487 A Search for Extended Objects with Variable Nuclei....Pages 488-488 Galaxy Morphology, Initial Conditions and the Hubble Sequence....Pages 489-489 The Formation of Galaxy Disks and Bulges....Pages 490-490 Hubble Sequence as a Temporal Evolution Sequence....Pages 491-491 NGST: Seeing the First Stars and Galaxies Form....Pages 493-499 Back Matter....Pages 501-519 "The 186th IAU Symposium came at an exciting and perhaps even historic time for extragalactic astronomy. New spacecraft observations plumbed the depths of the Universe out to redshifts of five, while revealing astounding details of nearby galaxies. Early observations with large groundbased telescopes provided extensive coverage of galaxies and AGN at intermediate redshifts. Theoretical ideas on structure formation, together with results from detailed numerical modeling, created a comprehensive framework for modeling the formation of galaxies and the transformation of galaxies by interactions and mergers. All these strands came together at the Symposium as participants glimpsed a developing synthesis highlighting galactic encounters and their role in the history of the Universe. This volume offers professional astronomers, including Ph.D. students, an overview of the rapidly advancing subject of galaxy interactions at low and high redshift."--BOOK JACKET