Cosmological Evolution of Galaxies

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I review the subject of the cosmological evolution of galaxies, including different aspects of growth in disk galaxies, by focussing on the angular momentum problem, mergers, and their by-products.

• I discuss the alternative to merger-driven growth -- cold accretion and related issues.
• In the follow-up, I review possible feedback mechanisms and their role in galaxy evolution.
• Special attention is paid to high-redshift galaxies and their properties.