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Spiral structure in galaxies
Title statement Spiral structure in galaxies / Marc S. Seigar. [elektronický zdroj] Publication San Rafael [California] (40 Oak Drive, San Rafael, CA, 94903, USA) : Morgan & Claypool Publishers, [2017] Distribution Bristol [England] (Temple Circus, Temple Way, Bristol BS1 6HG, UK) : IOP Publishing, [2017] Phys.des. 1 online resource (various pagings) : illustrations (some color). ISBN 9781681746098 (online) 9781681746111 mobi Edition [IOP release 3] IOP concise physics, ISSN 2053-2571 Note "Version: 20170601"--Title page verso. "A Morgan & Claypool publication as part of IOP Concise Physics"--Title page verso. Internal Bibliographies/Indexes Note Includes bibliographical references. Contents 1. The discovery of spiral galaxies -- 2. The classification of galaxies -- 2.1. Elliptical galaxies -- 2.2. Lenticular galaxies -- 2.3. Spiral galaxies -- 2.4. The de Vaucouleurs Classification scheme -- 2.5. Spiral galaxy bulges -- 2.6. Spiral galaxy disks -- 2.7. Bars in spiral galaxies -- 2.8. Star formation in bars -- 2.9. Secular evolution -- 2.10. Spiral structure and the interplay between structures in disk galaxies -- 2.11. The rest of this book Content note 3. Density wave theories of spiral structure -- 3.1. The winding problem -- 3.2. Spiral density wave theory. 4. Other theories of spiral structure -- 4.1. Manifold theory -- 4.2. Magnetohydrodynamic theories -- 4.3. Driving by bars and oval distortions. 5. Star formation in spiral galaxies -- 5.1. The large-scale shock scenario -- 5.2. Stochastic self-propagating star formation -- 5.3. Summary. 6. Spiral structure and its connection with black holes and dark matter -- 6.1. The connection with dark matter -- 6.2. The connection with supermassive black holes -- 7. Concluding remarks. Notes to Availability Přístup pouze pro oprávněné uživatele Note Způsob přístupu: World Wide Web.. Požadavky na systém: Adobe Acrobat Reader. Another responsib. Morgan & Claypool Publishers, Institute of Physics (Great Britain), Subj. Headings Spiral galaxies. * Galaxies - Evolution. * Galactic dynamics. * Disks (Astrophysics) * Astrophysics. * SCIENCE / Astronomy. Form, Genre elektronické knihy electronic books Country Kalifornie Language angličtina Document kind Electronic books URL Plný text pro studenty a zaměstnance UPOL 
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How does it happen that billions of stars can cooperate to produce the beautiful spirals that characterize so many galaxies, including ours? This book reviews the history behind the discovery of spiral galaxies and the problems faced when trying to explain the existence of spiral structure within them. In the book, subjects such as galaxy morphology and structure are addressed as well as several models for spiral structure. The evidence in favor or against these models is discussed. The book ends by discussing how spiral structure can be used as a proxy for other properties of spiral galaxies, such as their dark matter content and their central supermassive black hole masses, and why this is important.
1. The discovery of spiral galaxies -- 2. The classification of galaxies -- 2.1. Elliptical galaxies -- 2.2. Lenticular galaxies -- 2.3. Spiral galaxies -- 2.4. The de Vaucouleurs Classification scheme -- 2.5. Spiral galaxy bulges -- 2.6. Spiral galaxy disks -- 2.7. Bars in spiral galaxies -- 2.8. Star formation in bars -- 2.9. Secular evolution -- 2.10. Spiral structure and the interplay between structures in disk galaxies -- 2.11. The rest of this book3. Density wave theories of spiral structure -- 3.1. The winding problem -- 3.2. Spiral density wave theory4. Other theories of spiral structure -- 4.1. Manifold theory -- 4.2. Magnetohydrodynamic theories -- 4.3. Driving by bars and oval distortions5. Star formation in spiral galaxies -- 5.1. The large-scale shock scenario -- 5.2. Stochastic self-propagating star formation -- 5.3. Summary6. Spiral structure and its connection with black holes and dark matter -- 6.1. The connection with dark matter -- 6.2. The connection with supermassive black holes -- 7. Concluding remarks.
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