The Net Advance of Physics:
MILKY WAY

MILKY WAY:

• General: Introductory: R. Nave's HyperPhysics site;
• General: Wyse 2002/04;
  • Schwarzschild Models for the Galaxy by Julio Chanamé [2009/08]
  • Structure and Dynamics of the Milky Way: The Evolving Picture by Tyler Foster and Brendan Cooper [2010/06]
  • Structure and Evolution of the Milky Way by Ken Freeman [2010/11]
  • Extracting science from surveys of our Galaxy by James Binney [2011/04]
  • The Galaxy in Context: Structural, Kinematic and Integrated Properties by Joss Bland-Hawthorn and Ortwin Gerhard [2016/02]
  • Rediscovering the [Milky Way] Galaxy by Francoise Combes [2017/07]
  • Understanding the Galaxy by Laurent Eyer [2018/03]
  • Modelling our Galaxy by James Binney [2019/09]
  • The Milky Way, coming into focus: Precision astrometry probes its evolution and its dark matter by S. Gardner et al. [2021/06]

• Aspects: ACTIVITY:
  • Traces of past activity in the Galactic Centre by Gabriele Ponti et al. [2012/10]

• Aspect: COMPOSITION:
  • Lithium evolution in the Milky Way discs: The view using large stellar samples by R. Smiljanic [2019/11]

• Aspect: DARK MATTER CONTENT:
  • The outer Galaxy: stellar populations and dark matter by Gerard Gilmore [2006/10]
  • Dark Matter in the Milky Way by Benoit Famaey [2014/07]
  • The Milky Way, coming into focus: Precision astrometry probes its evolution and its dark matter by S. Gardner et al. [2021/06]

• Aspect: DWARF COMPANIONS:
  • In Pursuit of the Least Luminous Galaxies by Beth Willman [2009/07]

• Aspects: DYNAMICS: Gerhard 99/02;
  • Astrophysical Applications of Gravitational Microlensing by Shude Mao [2012/07]
  • Kinematics and Dynamics of the Galactic Disc by Martin Lopez-Corredoira [2019/09]

• Aspects: MAGNETIC FIELD:
  • Galactic and Extragalactic Magnetic Fields by Rainer Beck [2008/10]
  • Magnetic structure of our Galaxy: A review of observations by J. L. Han [2009/01]
  • The Magnetic Field of the Milky Way Galaxy by Jo-Anne Brown [2010/06]
  • Magnetic fields in our Milky Way Galaxy and nearby galaxies by JinLin Han [2012/12]
  • Magnetic Fields in the Milky Way by Marijke Haverkorn [2014/06]
  • Practical Modeling of Large-Scale Galactic Magnetic Fields: Status and Prospects by Tess R. Jaffe [Galaxies 7, 52 (2019)]

• Aspects: MASS:
  • Rotation and Mass in the Milky Way and Spiral Galaxies by Yoshiaki Sofue [2016/08]

• Aspects: SATELLITES: See also: MAGELLANIC CLOUDS:
  • In Pursuit of the Least Luminous Galaxies by Beth Willman [2009/07]
  • Gamma-Ray Dark Matter Searches in Milky Way Satellites -- A Comparative Review of Data Analysis Methods and Current Results by J. Rico [2020/03]

• Aspects: STELLAR POPULATIONS:
  • The outer Galaxy: stellar populations and dark matter by Gerard Gilmore [2006/10]
  • Metal-poor stars in the Milky Way system by A. Frebel [2024/11]

• Processes: FORMATION AND EVOLUTION (and GALACTIC ARCHAEOLOGY): Barnes 98/11b; Wyse 99/11; Freeman and Bland-Hawthorn 2002/08
  • Chemical evolution of the Milky Way and its Satellites by Francesca Matteucci [2008/04]
  • The star-formation history of the Milky Way Galaxy by Rosemary F.G. Wyse [2009/07]
  • Structure and Evolution of the Milky Way by Ken Freeman [2010/11]
  • Formation Models of the Galactic Bulge by Ortwin Gerhard [2013/05]
  • Star Formation in the Local Milky Way by Charles J. Lada [2015/08]
  • Star Formation and Dynamics in the Galactic Centre by Michela Mapelli and Alessia Gualandris [2015/05]
  • Studying Young Stars with Large Spectroscopic Surveys by Sarah L. Martell [2015/07]
  • The disc origin of the Milky Way bulge by Paola Di Matteo [2016/03]
  • Galactic Archaeology: Current Surveys by Rosemary F. G. Wyse [2016/04]
  • Gas Accretion onto the Milky Way by Philipp Richter [2016/12]
  • Modelling the chemical evolution of the Milky Way by F. Matteucci [2021/06]
  • The Milky Way, coming into focus: Precision astrometry probes its evolution and its dark matter by S. Gardner et al. [2021/06]

• Processes: ROTATION:
  • Pattern speeds in the Milky Way by Ortwin Gerhard [2010/03]
  • Rotation and Mass in the Milky Way and Spiral Galaxies by Yoshiaki Sofue [2016/08]

• Regions: ATMOSPHERE:
  • Structure and Dynamics of the Milky Way: The Evolving Picture by Tyler Foster and Brendan Cooper [2010/06]

• Regions: BULGE/BAR:
  • The Galactic Bulge: A Review by Dante Minniti and Manuela Zoccali [2007/07]
  • The Stellar Population of the Galactic Bulge by Manuela Zoccali [2009/08]
  • Pattern speeds in the Milky Way by Ortwin Gerhard [2010/03]
  • Formation Models of the Galactic Bulge by Ortwin Gerhard [2013/05]
  • The Galactic Bar by Ortwin Gerhard and Christopher Wegg [2014/05]
  • The intrinsic shape of galaxy bulges by J. Mendez-Abreu [2015/02]
  • The Milky Way Bulge: Observed properties and a comparison to external galaxies by Oscar A. Gonzalez and Dimitri A. Gadotti [2015/03]
  • Theoretical Models of the Galactic Bulge by Juntai Shen and Zhao-Yu Li [2015/04]
  • The Metallicity Distribution of the Milky Way Bulge by Melissa Ness and K. Freeman [2015/11]
  • The disc origin of the Milky Way bulge by Paola Di Matteo [2016/03]
  • The Barred Inner Milky Way: Dynamical Models from Surveys by Ortwin Gerhard [2017/10]
  • The bar and spiral arms in the Milky Way: Structure and kinematics by JT. Shen and X.-W. Zheng [2020/12]
  • The Milky Way Bulge by M. Zoccali and E. Valenti [2024/12]

• Regions: BULGE/BAR: Re: STARBURSTS: Frogel 98/12;
• Regions: CENTER: Yusef-Zadeh et al., 2000/01; Melia and Falcke 2001/06; Alexander 2002/02; Yuan and Zhou 2002/03;
  • The Galactic Center by R. Genzel and V. Karas [2006/08]
  • Is there a Supermassive Black Hole at the Center of the Milky Way? by Mark J. Reid [2008/08]
  • Hypervelocity Stars and the Galactic Center by Warren R. Brown [2008/11]
  • Key questions about Galactic Center dynamics by Tal Alexander [2009/10]
  • Pattern speeds in the Milky Way by Ortwin Gerhard [2010/03]
  • The Massive Black Hole and Nuclear Star Cluster in the Center of the Milky Way by Reinhard Genzel et al. [2010/06]
  • Sgr A*: The Optimal Testbed of Strong-Field Gravity by Dimitrios Psaltis and Tim Johannsen [2010/06]
  • An overview of the high-energy emission from the Galactic Center by Andrea Goldwurm [2010/07]
  • Traces of past activity in the Galactic Centre by Gabriele Ponti et al. [2012/10]
  • Two estimates of the distance to the Galactic centre by Charles Francis and Erik Anderson [2013/09] with tabulated bibliography of 150 historical estimates.
  • The Milky Way's nuclear star cluster and massive black hole by Rainer Schödel [2015/02]
  • Gamma rays from the Galactic Centre region: a review by Christopher van Eldik [2015/05]
  • Star Formation and Dynamics in the Galactic Centre by Michela Mapelli and Alessia Gualandris [2015/05]
  • Sgr A* and General Relativity by Tim Johannsen [2015/12]
  • 2020 Nobel Prize for Physics: Black holes and the Milky Way's darkest secret by J. Samuel [2020/11]
  • The Galactic Black Hole by M. R. Morris [2023/02]
  • Chemistry in the Galactic Center by I. Jimenez-Serra [2025/01]

• Regions: CENTRAL MOLECULAR ZONE:
  • The Milky Way's Central Molecular Zone by E. A. C. Mills [2015/10]

• Regions: DISK: Wyse 2000/12;
  • The Galactic Thick Disk: An Observational Perspective by Bacham Eswar Reddy [2009/11]
  • The Milky Way's Stellar Disk by Hans-Walter Rix and Jo Bovy [2013/01]
  • The Milky Way disk by Giovanni Carraro [2015/02]
  • Kinematics and Dynamics of the Galactic Disc by Martin Lopez-Corredoira [2019/09]
  • Milky Way disk by D. Kawata et al. [2024/12]

• Regions: FERMI BUBBLES:
  • Unveiling the Origin of the Fermi Bubbles by Hsiang-Yi Karen Yang et al. [2018/02]

• Regions: GOULD BELT:
  • The Gould Belt by V. V. Bobilev [2015/07]

• Regions: HALO: Zaritsky 98/10;

• Regions: SPIRAL ARMS:
  • The bar and spiral arms in the Milky Way: Structure and kinematics by JT. Shen and X.-W. Zheng [2020/12]

• Re: COSMIC RAYS:
  • Cosmic Ray Transport in the Galaxy: a Review by Elena Amato and Pasquale Blasi [2017/04]

• Re: GLOBULAR CLUSTERS: Harris 98/01;

• Re: GRAVITATIONAL LENSING:
  • Astrophysical Applications of Gravitational Microlensing by Shude Mao [2012/07]

• Re: LARGE SCALE STRUCTURE: Kraan-Korteweg and Woudt 99/01;

• Region: MAGELLANIC STREAM:
  • The Magellanic Stream: Circumnavigating the Galaxy by Elena D'Onghia and Andrew J. Fox [2015/11]

• Re: MERGERS: Barnes 98/11b; Barnes 99/03;

• Re: NEUTRINOS:
  • The Milky Way shines in high-energy neutrinos by M. Bustamante [2023/12]

• Re: PULSARS:
  • The Pulsar Population in Globular Clusters and in the Galaxy by Paulo C. C. Freire [2012/08]

• Re: STAR FORMATION:
  • Star Formation in the Galactic Environment by Jens Kauffmann [2017/12]

• Re: X-RAY EMISSION:
  • Diffuse X-Ray Sky in the Galactic Center by Katsuji Koyama [2017/08]

THE NET ADVANCE OF PHYSICS