%0 Generic %1 Shapley2011 %A Shapley, Alice E. %D 2011 %K galaxy high-z review %T Physical Properties of Galaxies from z=2-4 %U http://arxiv.org/abs/1107.5060 %X The epoch of galaxy assembly from 2<=z<=4 marks a critical stage during the evolution of today's galaxy population. During this period the star-formation activity in the Universe was at its peak level, and the structural patterns observed among galaxies in the local Universe were not yet in place. A variety of novel techniques have been employed over the past decade to assemble multiwavelength observations of galaxies during this important epoch. In this primarily observational review, I present a census of the methods used to find distant galaxies and the empirical constraints on their multiwavelength luminosities and colors. I then discuss what is known about the stellar content and past histories of star formation in high-redshift galaxies; their interstellar contents including dust, gas, and heavy elements; and their structural and dynamical properties. I conclude by considering some of the most pressing and open questions regarding the physics of high-redshift galaxies, which are to be addressed with future facilities.

@misc{Shapley2011, abstract = { The epoch of galaxy assembly from 2<=z<=4 marks a critical stage during the evolution of today's galaxy population. During this period the star-formation activity in the Universe was at its peak level, and the structural patterns observed among galaxies in the local Universe were not yet in place. A variety of novel techniques have been employed over the past decade to assemble multiwavelength observations of galaxies during this important epoch. In this primarily observational review, I present a census of the methods used to find distant galaxies and the empirical constraints on their multiwavelength luminosities and colors. I then discuss what is known about the stellar content and past histories of star formation in high-redshift galaxies; their interstellar contents including dust, gas, and heavy elements; and their structural and dynamical properties. I conclude by considering some of the most pressing and open questions regarding the physics of high-redshift galaxies, which are to be addressed with future facilities. }, added-at = {2011-07-27T17:56:43.000+0200}, author = {Shapley, Alice E.}, biburl = {https://www.bibsonomy.org/bibtex/2dfc1e8ff1ac783eba1b014d85253d55d/miki}, description = {[1107.5060] Physical Properties of Galaxies from z=2-4}, interhash = {01283146d4a27bf0d7b98d0bf5a0fa38}, intrahash = {dfc1e8ff1ac783eba1b014d85253d55d}, keywords = {galaxy high-z review}, note = {cite arxiv:1107.5060Comment: ARA&A Volume 49, in press; 123 pages, 18 figures}, timestamp = {2011-07-27T17:56:43.000+0200}, title = {Physical Properties of Galaxies from z=2-4}, url = {http://arxiv.org/abs/1107.5060}, year = 2011 }