The Net Advance of Physics:

GALAXIES AND CLUSTERS

General Information + Stellar Clusters + Types of Galaxies + Composition of Galaxies + Distribution of Galaxies + Galactic Dynamics (Internal) + Galactic Dynamics (External) + Galactic Evolution + Galactic Structure + Intergalactic Medium

HOMEPAGES:

• CRAL Galaxies Page (University of Lyons)

GENERAL INFORMATION:

• Undergraduate Lecture Notes, by Nick Strobel
• Galaxies, Quasars, and Cosmology, by Mike Merrifield
• Astrophysical Dynamics, by Joshua Barnes, 95/03 Outstanding set of advanced lecture notes.

• The Messier Catalog: Aimed at amateur astronomers.
• Princeton Galaxy Catalog, by Zsolt Frei:Images of nearby galaxies. (Hungarian mirror site.)
• Catalog of Makarian Galaxies, by B. E. Makarian, V. A. Lipovetskii, et al., 1989: Table.
• Redshifts of Selected Radio Galaxies in and near Abell Clusters, by Owen et al., 1995: Table.

• The Messier Objects (image archive)
• Bill Keel's GIF Farm (various images, mainly of galaxies), by William Keel

STELLAR CLUSTERS:

• Data:
  • Parameters for Milky Way Globular Clusters, by Wm. E. Harris, 95/08
• Age Determination:
  • Halo Star Evolution, by Brian Chaboyer, 95/09
• Evolution:
  • Astrophysical Dynamics: Dense Stellar Systems, by Joshua Barnes, 95/03 Outstanding set of lecture notes.

TYPES OF GALAXIES:

• Active:
  • General:
    • Active-Galaxy Candidates, by de Grijp, et al. (Table)
  • Observation: Reverberation Mapping
    • Reverberation Mapping and the Physics of Active Galactic Nuclei, by Hagai Netzer and Bradley M. Peterson, 97/06:
  • Structure:
    • Reverberation Mapping and the Physics of Active Galactic Nuclei, by Hagai Netzer and Bradley M. Peterson, 97/06:
• Barred:
  • Orbits in Barred Potentials, by Joshua Barnes, 95/03
• Dwarf Elliptical:
  • Dwarf Elliptical Galaxies, by H. C. Ferguson and B. Binggeli, 94/09
• Dwarf Spheroidal:
  • Dwarf Spheroidal Galaxies (elementary overview), by Nils Sjolender
  • Dwarf Spheroidal Galaxies : Keystones of Galaxy Evolution, by John Gallagher III and Rosemary Wyse, 94/11
• Elliptical:
  • Astrophysical Dynamics: Elliptical Galaxies, by Joshua Barnes, 95/03 Outstanding set of lecture notes.
  • Dust and Ionized gas in Elliptical Galaxies, by Paul Goudfrooij, 96/11
• Faint Blue:
  • Faint Blue Galaxies, by Richard S. Ellis, 97/04:
• Low Surface-Brightness:
  • Gallery of Low Surface Brightness Objects
  • Hidden Galaxies Revealed, by Greg Bothun, et al., 97/02
• Radio-Loud:
  • Radio-Loud Galaxies at High and Low Redshifts, by John Peacock, 93/07
• Spiral: see also Barred Spirals
  • Theories of Spiral Structure, by Joshua Barnes, 95/03

COMPOSITION OF GALAXIES:

• Dark Matter Content:
  • The Nature of the Dark Matter, by Kim Griest, 95/10
  • Net Advance of Physics: DARK MATTER

DISTRIBUTION OF GALAXIES:

• Galactic Clusters:
  • Cosmology of the Local Group, by George Lake Popular-level overview
• Density:
  • The Density and Peculiar Velocity Fields of Nearby Galaxies, by Michael A. Strauss and Jeffrey A. Willick, 95/02
• Mathematical Methods:
  • Minkowski Functionals in Cosmology, by J. Schmalzing et al., 95/08
• Models:
  • Galaxy Number Counts, by Ana Campos, 95/10
• Morphology:
  • Bulge/Disk Segregation in the Universe, by Gary Mamon, 93/10
• Observational Methods:
  • How and Why to Probe the Zone of Avoidance, by Ofer Lahav, 94/06

GALACTIC DYNAMICS (internal):

• General:
  • Astrophysical Dynamics, by Joshua Barnes, 95/03 Outstanding set of lecture notes.
• Hydrodynamics:
  • Dynamical Models for the Milky Way, by Walter Dehnen and James Binney, 96/01
  • Simulating Galaxy Formation, by Matthias Steinmetz, 95/12
• Orbits in Various Potentials:
  • Orbits in Barred Potentials, by Joshua Barnes, 95/03
• Rotation Curve:
  • Rotation Curves of 967 Spiral Galaxies, by M. Persic, P. Salucci, and F. Stel, 95/03
  • Orbits in Barred Potentials, by Joshua Barnes, 95/03
  • Net Advance of Physics: DARK MATTER
• Spiral Waves:
  • Theories of Spiral Structure, by Joshua Barnes, 95/03
• Symmetry:
  • Dynamics of Triaxial Stellar Systems, by David Merritt, 96/11
• Velocity:
  • Dynamical Models for the Milky Way, by Walter Dehnen and James Binney, 96/01
  • The Density and Peculiar Velocity Fields of Nearby Galaxies, by Michael A. Strauss and Jeffrey A. Willick, 95/02
  • Dynamics of Cosmic Flows, by Avishai Dekel, 94/01

GALACTIC DYNAMICS (intergalactic and cosmological scales):

• Understanding The Hubble Sequence of Galaxies, by George Lake (elementary presentation)
• The CMB Dipole: The Most Recent Measurement And Some History, by Charles H. Lineweaver, 96/09 Reviews all measurements of the dipole anisotropy, from which the local group velocity is inferred.
• Dynamical Effects of Mergers -- Simulation (Pictures), by Joshua Barnes, 96/09
• The Density and Peculiar Velocity Fields of Nearby Galaxies, by Michael A. Strauss and Jeffrey A. Willick, 95/02
• Dynamics of Cosmic Flows, by Avishai Dekel, 94/01
• The Nature of the Dark Matter: Large Scale Flows, by Kim Griest (Net Advance of Physics Gateway Reviews)

GALACTIC EVOLUTION:

• Introductory Overviews:
  • Astrophysical Dynamics, by Joshua Barnes, 95/03 Outstanding set of lecture notes.
  • Understanding The Hubble Sequence of Galaxies, by George Lake (elementary presentation)
• More Advanced Overviews:
  • Galaxy Number Counts, by Ana Campos, 95/10
  • The Morphological Evolution of Galaxies, by R.S. Ellis, 95/08
  • The Evolution of the Optical Galaxy Luminosity Function, by Matthew Colless, 94/09
  • Bulge/Disk Segregation in the Universe, by Gary Mamon, 93/10
• Simulations:
  • Disk Galaxy Simulation (Pictures), by Joshua Barnes, 96/09
  • Simulating Galaxy Formation, by Matthias Steinmetz, 95/12
• Special Cases:
  • Faint Blue Galaxies, by Richard S. Ellis, 97/04:
  • Disk Galaxy Simulation (Pictures), by Joshua Barnes, 96/09
  • Dwarf Spheroidal Galaxies : Keystones of Galaxy Evolution, by John Gallagher III and Rosemary Wyse, 94/11

GALACTIC STRUCTURE:

• General:
  • Bulge/Disk Segregation in the Universe, by Gary Mamon, 93/10
• Center:
  • Reverberation Mapping and the Physics of Active Galactic Nuclei, by Hagai Netzer and Bradley M. Peterson, 97/06: Describes central black hole region of AGNs.
  • What is Sgr A*?, by Heino Falcke, 94/11 Source near center of Milky Way.
  • Net Advance of Physics: BLACK HOLES
• Bar:
  • Orbits in Barred Potentials, by Joshua Barnes, 95/03
• Halo:
  • Halo Star Evolution, by Brian Chaboyer, 95/09
  • The Shapes of Dark Haloes, by Hans-Walter Rix, 95/01
• Interstellar Medium/Galactic Atmosphere:
  • Dust and Ionized gas in Elliptical Galaxies, by Paul Goudfrooij, 96/11
• Spiral Arms:
  • Theories of Spiral Structure, by Joshua Barnes, 95/03
• Stellar Populations:
  • The Morphological Evolution of Galaxies, by R.S. Ellis, 95/08

INTERGALACTIC MEDIUM:

• Cosmological Adventures in the Lyman Forest, by S. Cristiani, 95/12
• The Net Advance of Physics: INTERSTELLAR MEDIUM

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