Paradise City by Lorenzo Carcaterra

Paradise City by Lorenzo Carcaterra

This volume contains the proceedings of the meeting entitled, The IGM/Galaxy Connection: The Distribution of Baryons at z = 0. The meeting was held August 8 -10 at the National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR) located in Boulder, Colorado on the foothills of the Rocky Mountains (see conference photo). We organized this meeting because we felt it was time to address the link between galaxies and the intergalactic medium at low redshift. In this vein, we posed several questions to the conference participants: Where are the baryons in the local universe and in what phase do they reside? What signatures of galaxy evolution have been imprinted on the IGM? What percentage of intergalactic gas is left from the galaxy formation process? What does the distribution of baryons at z = 0 tell us about the early universe? The conference was an overwhelming success with lots of friendly interaction and discussion among the participants. At lunch we were treated to splendid views from the NCAR terrace and discussions rang- ing from the importance of the LSR, GSR, and LGSR velocity frames to how long the desserts would last with 90 astronomers and the hot Boul- der sun. From an inventory of the baryons, to the associations between galaxies and Lya absorbers, to the mechanisms by which galaxies obtain and lose gas, the conference covered many topics. The results of these endeavors are contained in these pages and eloquently summarized by Chris Impey.

Lorenzo Carcaterra is the author of A Safe Place, Apaches, Gangster, Street Boys, Paradise City, Chasers, and Sleepers. He has written scripts for movies and television and was a writer/producer for Law & Order. He has traveled to Italy on a yearly basis since he was fourteen and has written extensively about the country both for National Geographic Traveler and in his books. He speaks fluent Italian, and his favorite place to be is inside the church at Santa Croce, standing in front of the tomb of Michelangelo. He is currently at work on his next novel.

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ISBN 13	9780345411006
ISBN 10	0345411005
Title	Paradise City
Author	Lorenzo Carcaterra
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Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Random House USA Inc
Year published	2005-08-30
Number of pages	432
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