

Key questions the meeting will address include: These environments represent the only astrophysical laboratories where we can study the relatively short period in the evolution of clusters, which has a decisive impact on the formation and evolution of both the intra-cluster plasma and the cluster member galaxies. Protoclusters and clusters of galaxies form via mergers, the most energetic events to take place after the Big Bang, and accretion of material along filaments. Protoclusters, high redshift galaxy clusters, and merging clusters represent the first stages in the formation of massive, large-scale structures. The aim of this conference is discuss the beginnings and formation of the largest gravitationally-bound structures in the Universe.


Mergers, Protoclusters, and Star Formation in Overdense Environments Garching, July 17 - 21, 2017 Early stages of Galaxy Cluster Formation:
