Mapping the Galaxy and Nearby Galaxies (Astrophysics and Space Science Proceedings)
K. Wanda | 2007-09-25 00:00:00 | Springer-Verlag | 400 | Astronomy
This is a proceedings book of the symposium 'Mapping the Galaxy and Nearby Galaxies' held on Ishigaki Island, Okinawa, Japan, on June 25 30, 2006. The symposium focused on mapping the interstellar media and other components in galaxies. Latest results of the following main topics are presented in the volume:
Our Galaxy -- mass distribution, local ISM, supermassive black holes and their environments
Central part of nearby galaxies -- ISM around starbursts, fueling mechanisms
Nearby Galaxies -- molecular gas and star formation, gas dynamics
Galactic environment and evolution -- formation of our Galaxy, origin of supermassive black holes
The nature of the Dark Matter component -- effects on the internal structures of galaxies
Reviews
It is a measure of the progress of astronomy that such a book as this could be published. It goes into lengthy discussions about the structure of the warp and spiral arms of the Milky Way, and of other galaxies close by. The observational data is now sufficiently detailed that quantitative calculations are meaningful.
This is accompanied by simulations of how the arms might have evolved and interacted over millions of years.
Observations are given from centimeter to submillimeter frequencies. With speculations on star formation in the central regions of the galaxies.
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