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Structure and Evolution of the Milky Way

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Red Giants as Probes of the Structure and Evolution of the Milky Way

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This review discusses the structure and evolution of the Milky Way, in the context of opportunities provided by asteroseismology of red giants. The review is structured according to the main Galactic components: the thin disk, thick disk, stellar halo, and the Galactic bar/bulge. The review concludes with an overview of Galactic archaeology and chemical tagging, and a brief account of the upcoming HERMES survey with the AAT.

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  1. Australian National University, Canberra, ACT, 0200, Australia

    Ken Freeman

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  1. , Inst. d'Astrophysique et de Géophysique, Université de Liège, Allée du 6 août 17, Liège, 4000, Belgium

    Andrea Miglio

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    Josefina Montalbán

  3. , Inst. d'Astrophysique et de Géophysique, Université de Liège, Allée du 6 août 17, Liège, 4000, Belgium

    Arlette Noels

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Freeman, K. (2012). Structure and Evolution of the Milky Way. In: Miglio, A., Montalbán, J., Noels, A. (eds) Red Giants as Probes of the Structure and Evolution of the Milky Way. Astrophysics and Space Science Proceedings. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-18418-5_14

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