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9780521037433

The Galaxies of the Local Group

by Sidney Bergh
  • ISBN13:

    9780521037433

  • ISBN10:

    0521037433

  • Edition: 1st
  • Format: Paperback
  • Copyright: 2007-07-02
  • Publisher: Cambridge University Press

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Summary

The Local Group is a small cluster of galaxies that includes the Milky Way. At least half of all galaxies in the Universe are thought to belong to similar groups. This authoritative volume provides a comprehensive synthesis of what is known about the Local Group. It begins with a summary of each member galaxy, as well as those galaxies previously regarded as possible members. The book examines the mass, stability and evolution of the Local Group as a whole and includes many important previously unpublished results and conclusions. With clarity, Professor van den Bergh provides a masterful summary of all that is known about the galaxies of the Local Group and their evolution, and expertly places this knowledge in the wider context of on-going studies of galaxy formation and evolution, the cosmic distance scale, and the conditions in the early Universe.

Table of Contents

Preface
Introduction
Local group membership
The Andromeda galaxy (M31)
The Milky Way system
The Triangulum galaxy (M33)
The Large Magellanic Cloud
The Small Magellanic Cloud
The elliptical galaxy M32 (= NGC 221)
The irregular dwarf galaxy NGC 6822
The starburst galaxy IC 10
Faint dwarf irregular galaxies
Spheroidal galaxies
The most luminous dwarf spheroidal galaxies
Dwarf spheroidals in the Andromeda subgroup
Faint dwarf spheroidals
The outer fringes of the Local Group
Intergalactic matter in the Local Group
Dynamical and physical evolution
Properties of the Local Group
Conclusions
Glossary
Bibliography
Object index
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