The Hubble Deep Field

The Hubble Deep Field (HDF) is the deepest optical image of the Universe ever obtained. It is the result of a 150-orbit observing programme with the Hubble Space Telescope. It provides a unique resource for researchers studying the formation and evolution of stars and galaxies. This timely volume provides the first comprehensive overview of the HDF and its scientific impact on our understanding in cosmology. It presents articles by a host of world experts who gathered together at an international conference at the Space Telescope Science Institute. The contributions combine observations of the HDF at a variety of wavelengths with the latest theoretical progress in our understanding of the cosmic history of star and galaxy formation. The HDF is set to revolutionize our understanding in cosmology. This book therefore provides an indispensable reference for all graduate students and researchers in observational or theoretical cosmology.

Spis treści:
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.