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  3. The Formation of Galactic Bulges
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Publisher:
Cambridge University Press
Online publication date:
November 2010
Print publication year:
2000
Online ISBN:
9780511564611
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.1017/CBO9780511564611
Subjects:
Physics and Astronomy, General and Classical Physics, Astrophysics
Series:
Cambridge Contemporary Astrophysics
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Book description

Bulges lie at the center of spiral galaxies. Until recently, they were thought to host uniquely old stellar populations and thus provide a key for understanding galaxy formation. Recent observations from the ground and space have drastically changed our view on the nature of bulges and shown that they can also contain dust, gas, and star-forming regions. This timely volume presents review articles by a panel of international experts who gathered at a conference at the Space Telescope Science Institute, Baltimore, to address several fundamental questions: What is a bulge? When and how did bulges form? And, on what timescales? This volume provides a state-of-the-art picture of our new understanding of these fundamental building-blocks of galaxies, and a stimulating reference point for all those interested in galaxy formation.

Reviews

‘… a stimulating reference point for all those interested in galaxy formation.’

Source: Europe and Astronomy

‘An area of galaxy studies that is both intriguing and exciting. These papers are of high quality. Highly recommended.’

Richard Taylor Source: Spaceflight

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Contents
  • Optically Thin Thermal Plasma in the Galactic Bulge
    pp 175-179
    • By Y. Maeda, Dept. of Astronomy and Astrophysics, Pennsylvania State University, 525 Davey Laboratory, University Park PA 16802-6305, U.S.A., G. Garmire, Dept. of Astronomy and Astrophysics, Pennsylvania State University, 525 Davey Laboratory, University Park PA 16802-6305, U.S.A., K. Koyama, Department of Physics, Graduate School of Science, Kyoto University, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto 606-8502, Japan; CREST, Japan Science and Technology Corporation (JST), 4-1-8 Honmachi, Kawaguchi, Saitama 332-0012, Japan, M. Sakano, Department of Physics, Graduate School of Science, Kyoto University, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto 606-8502, Japan
  • Central UV Spikes in Two Galactic Spheroids
    pp 191-194
    • By M. Cappellari, Dipartimento Astronomia, Università di Padova, Vicolo Osservatorio 5, I-35122 Padova, Italy, F. Bertola, Dipartimento Astronomia, Università di Padova, Vicolo Osservatorio 5, I-35122 Padova, Italy, D. Burstein, Department of Physics & Astronomy, Arizona State University, Tempe AZ 85287-1504, USA, L.M. Buson, Osservatorio di Capodimonte, Via Moiariello 16, I-80131 Napoli, Italy, L. Greggio, Osservatorio di Bologna, Via Ranzani 1, I-40127 Bologna, Italy; Universitäts Sternwarte, Scheinerstr. 1, D-81679 München, Germany, A. Renzini, Dipartimento di Astronomia, Università di Bologna, Via Zamboni 33, I-40126 Bologna, Italy; European Southern Observatory, Karl-Schwarzschildstr. 2, D-85748 Garching, Germany

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