Galactic bulges. ([2016])

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Eija Laurikainen, Reynier Peletier, Dimitri Gadotti, editors.
• Editors: Laurikainen, Eija; Peletier, Reynier, 1962-; Gadotti, Dimitri
• Contents: Bulges: Seen from a Philosophically-Informed Historical Perspective -- The Intrinsic Shape of Galaxy Bulges -- An Observational Guide to Identifying Pseudobulges and Classical Bulges in Disk Galaxies -- Observed Properties of boxy/peanut/barlens Bulges -- Nuclear Star Clusters and Bulges -- Stellar populations of bulges at low redshift -- The Stellar Kinematics of Extragalactic Bulges -- A Universal Kinematic Scaling Relation and Galaxy Bulges.- The Milky Way Bulge: Observed properties and a comparison to external galaxies -- Theoretical Models of the Galactic Bulge -- Galaxy bulges and their massive black holes: a Review.- Bulge Formation via Mergers in Cosmological Simulations -- Bulge growth through disk instabilities in high-redshift galaxies -- Boxy/peanut/X bulges, barlenses and the thick part of galactic bars: What are they and how did they form? -- Explaining the formation of bulges with MOND -- Elliptical Galaxies and Bulges of Disk Galaxies: Summary of Progress and Outstanding Issues.
• Publisher Details: Cham : Springer
• Publication Date: 2016
• Copyright Date: 2016
• Extent: 1 online resource, chiefly color illustrations
• Subjects: 523.1/12; Physics; Galactic bulges; SCIENCE / Astronomy; Galactic bulges; Astronomy; Science -- Astronomy; Theoretical & mathematical astronomy; Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9783319193786; 3319193783
• Related ISBNs: 9783319193779; 3319193775
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.; Note: Online resource; title from PDF title page (EBSCO, viewed September 30, 2015).
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