The Evolution of Star Formation Rate Density of Galaxies

Joachim Wirsich

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The Evolution of Star Formation Rate Density of Galaxies

Joachim Wirsich

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Abstract

We present a semi-analytical calculation of the global star formation density (SFD) by using the well constrained cold dark matter (CDM) halo mass function. Both, halo masses M_H(z) and stellar masses M_*(z) are taken from observations of Lyα emitter (LAEs) and/or Lyman break galaxies (LBGs). Most of them, spectroscopically selected, are characterized by high star formation rates. The view of galaxy formation is mainly based on the hierarchical (“botton-up”) cold dark matter model for structure formation. We have used the connection between the halo mass and the star formation rate in galaxies of the halo mass M_H at redshift z. Our model has the advantage that we are able to calculate the global star formation rate ρ_*(z) (in Mʘy-1Mpc-3) by a closed equation. All parameters (M_H; M_* and n) have a well-defined physical meaning. From the CDM spectrum, the power law index of the halo mass function is well constrained. Our results are compiled in Table 1 and Figure 1. Here our results are compared with observations and hydrodynamical simulations. The physical meaning of the evolution of comoving cosmic star density as a function of redshift with three epochs is discussed. We find a good agreement between the SFD inferred from observations and our model in the range of redshifts z = 0 - 7.

Published in	American Journal of Modern Physics (Volume 10, Issue 1)
DOI	10.11648/j.ajmp.20211001.11
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Galaxies: Evolution, Galaxies: High Redshift, Galaxies: Star Formation

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