The galaxies of the Local Group

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    • Van den Bergh, Sidney

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The galaxies of the Local Group

Sidney van den Bergh

(Cambridge astrophysics series, 35)

Cambridge University Press, c2000

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The Local Group is a small cluster of galaxies that includes the Milky Way. At least half of all galaxies in the Universe are thought to belong to similar groups. This authoritative volume provides a comprehensive synthesis of what is known about the Local Group. It begins with a summary of each member galaxy, as well as those galaxies previously regarded as possible members. The book examines the mass, stability and evolution of the Local Group as a whole and includes many important previously unpublished results and conclusions. With clarity, Professor van den Bergh provides a masterful summary of all that is known about the galaxies of the Local Group and their evolution, and expertly places this knowledge in the wider context of on-going studies of galaxy formation and evolution, the cosmic distance scale, and the conditions in the early Universe.

Table of Contents

  • Preface
  • 1. Introduction
  • 2. Local group membership
  • 3. The Andromeda galaxy (M31)
  • 4. The Milky Way system
  • 5. The Triangulum galaxy (M33)
  • 6. The Large Magellanic Cloud
  • 7. The Small Magellanic Cloud
  • 8. The elliptical galaxy M32 (= NGC 221)
  • 9. The irregular dwarf galaxy NGC 6822
  • 10. The starburst galaxy IC 10
  • 11. Faint dwarf irregular galaxies
  • 12. Spheroidal galaxies
  • 13. The most luminous dwarf spheroidal galaxies
  • 14. Dwarf spheroidals in the Andromeda subgroup
  • 15. Faint dwarf spheroidals
  • 16. The outer fringes of the Local Group
  • 17. Intergalactic matter in the Local Group
  • 18. Dynamical and physical evolution
  • 19. Properties of the Local Group
  • 20. Conclusions
  • Glossary
  • Bibliography
  • Object index.

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