Edited by Shin Mineshige and Shigeru Ida
Probably the most
fascinating and attractive research frontier in the field of modern astrophysics
will be to clarify the origins and subsequent evolution of various
astrophysical objects in the Universe. Together with recent rapid developments
of multi-wavelength observations it has become possible to get more and more
vivid view of the evolution of our world. The 19th Nishinomiya-Yukawa memorial
Symposium (Nishinomiya, November 1-2, 2004) was designed to provide an
opportunity to discuss the latest developments towards our ultimate
understanding of the origins of astrophysical objects.
When and how was this
world created? Our universe is full of various states of matters. We also
observe a variety of astrophysical objects, including planetary systems, stars,
galaxies, clusters of galaxies, and so on. Further, we know the existence of
something exotic, such as black holes, dark matter, and dark energy, the nature
of which we have not fully understood yet. These have been created in the
evolution of the universe and are themselves evolving, having been affecting
each other.
This Supplement contains the lectures presented at the symposium. The lectures are on theoretical and observational subjects, with special attention on the first objects (first stars, supernovae, protogalaxies, and black holes) and the extrasolar planetary systems. This volume will be a good reference to all the researchers and, especially, graduate students who are starting the origin researches.
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