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Unsolved Problems of the Milky Way

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Editors:
  1. Leo Blitz

    1. Department of Astronomy, University of Maryland, College Park, USA

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  2. Peter Teuben

    1. Department of Astronomy, University of Maryland, College Park, USA

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Part of the book series: International Astronomical Union Symposia (IAUS, volume 169)

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Table of contents (119 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xx
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  2. Are the Disk and Halo Axisymmetric?

    1. Front Matter

      Pages xxi-xxi
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    2. Should the Outer Milky Way be Axisymmetric?

      • James Binney
      Pages 1-10

    3. The Shape of the Disk: Clues from the Kinematics of Disk Stars

      • Martin D. Weinberg
      Pages 11-21

    4. The Shapes of Dark Halos

      • Hans-Walter Rix
      Pages 23-30

    5. The Axisymmetric Stability of the Milky Way

      • J. A. Sellwood
      Pages 31-37

    6. Faint Surface Photometry of the Halo of M31

      • Chris Pritchet, Sidney Van Den Bergh
      Pages 39-45

    7. A Survey of Surveys

      • S. M. Kent
      Pages 47-55

    8. Ellipticity of Outer Regions of Galactic Disks

      • Urmas Haud
      Pages 57-58

    9. Near Infrared Star Counts as a Probe of Asymmetries in the Galaxy’s Disk

      • James E. Rhoads
      Pages 59-60

  3. Is the Milky Way a Barred Spiral Galaxy?

    1. Front Matter

      Pages N1-N1
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    2. Morphology of the Galactic Bulge from COBE DIRBE Observations

      • E. Dwek
      Pages 61-69

    3. Is There a Bulge Distinct from the Bar?

      • Konrad Kuijken
      Pages 71-77

    4. Dynamics of the Bar at the Galactic Centre

      • Ortwin E. Gerhard
      Pages 79-91

    5. Results from the Optical Gravitational Lensing Experiment (OGLE)

      • B. PaczyÅ„ski, K. Z. Stanek, A. Udalski, M. SzymaÅ„ski, J. KaÅ‚użny, M. Kubiak et al.
      Pages 93-102

    6. Evidence for the Galactic Bar from the Two Color Photometry of the Bulge Red Clump Stars

      • K. Z. Stanek, M. Mateo, A. Udalski, M. SzymaÅ„ski, J. KaÅ‚użny, M. Kubiak et al.
      Pages 103-109

    7. M Giant Kinematics in Off-axis Fields between 150 and 300 PC from the Galactic Center

      • R. D. Blum, J. S. Carr, K. Sellgren, D. M. Terndrup
      Pages 111-117

    8. Results of the SiO Maser Survey of the Galactic Bulge IRAS Sources

      • S. Deguchi, N. Ukita, H. Izumiura, T. Ono, Y. Nakada, T. Onaka et al.
      Pages 119-124

    9. 3D N-Body Simulations of the Milky Way

      • R. Fux, L. Martinet, D. Pfenniger
      Pages 125-131

    10. Comparison with External Galaxies Dynamics

      • F. Combes
      Pages 133-143
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About this book

Although the Milky Way is the most studied and best understood galactic system, there are many fundamental questions about our Galaxy that remain unanswered. This book concentrates on those questions which have the widest applicability in all of astrophysics, and for which answers are most likely to be forthcoming in the next few years. Is the Milky Way a barred spiral, and if so, what are its properties? Is the disk of the Milky Way axisymmetric and what does the answer tell us about its dynamical history? Is there a black hole at the center of the Galaxy? How far does the Galaxy extend? How much dark matter is there in the Milky Way system? And more.

Editors and Affiliations

  • Department of Astronomy, University of Maryland, College Park, USA

    Leo Blitz, Peter Teuben

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Unsolved Problems of the Milky Way

  • Editors: Leo Blitz, Peter Teuben

  • Series Title: International Astronomical Union Symposia

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-1687-6

  • Publisher: Springer Dordrecht

  • eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive

  • Copyright Information: Springer Science+Business Media B.V. 1996

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-0-7923-4039-3Published: 30 June 1996

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-0-7923-4040-9Published: 30 June 1996

  • eBook ISBN: 978-94-009-1687-6Published: 11 November 2013

  • Series ISSN: 1743-9213

  • Series E-ISSN: 2352-2186

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XXI, 725

  • Topics: Astronomy, Observations and Techniques

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