Abstract
Continuing progress in the development, application, and physical understanding of distance indicators is likely to yield a generally accepted value for the Hubble constant during the VLT construction years. Thus, the VLT’s contribution to that highly visible subfield is unlikely to be pivotal. Nevertheless, the accuracy of distance indicators has increased to the point where discrepancies between methods are astrophysically meaningful; that is, residuals in the methods tell us new information about the physics of the galaxies and their components. The large aperture, extensive instrumentation, and four-telescope availability of the VLT promises to enhance our ability to apply distance indicators as astrophysical research tools. A sample of recent and potential applications are described here.
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Jacoby, G.H. (1995). Distance Indicators: Beyond Distances — A Return to Astrophysics. In: Walsh, J.R., Danziger, I.J. (eds) Science with the VLT. ESO Astrophysics Symposia. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-49215-3_35
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