The galaxies of the Local Group
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The galaxies of the Local Group
（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book examines the mass, stability and evolution of the Local Group as a whole and includes many important previously unpublished results and conclusions.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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