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Description Dynamics of Galaxies (2nd Ed) by Giuseppe Bertin Cambridge University Press | April 2014 | ISBN-10: 1107000548 | PDF | 504 pages | 17 mb http://www.amazon.com/Dynamics-Galaxies-Giuseppe-Bertin/dp/1107000548 Our understanding of galaxies, the building blocks of the Universe has advanced significantly in recent years. New observations from ground- and space-based telescopes, the discovery of dark matter, and new insights into its distribution have been instrumental in this. This textbook provides graduate students with a modern introduction to the gravitationally-determined structure and evolution of galaxies. Readers will also benefit from detailed discussions of the issues involved in the process of modeling complex stellar systems. Additionally, the text provides an accessible framework for interpreting observations and devising new observational tests. Based on the author's extensive teaching experience, this Second Edition features an up to date view of basic phenomenology, a discussion of the structure of dark halos in galaxies, the dynamics of quasi-relaxed stellar systems and globular clusters, galaxies and gravitational lensing and an introduction to self-gravitating accretion disks. CONTENTS Preface to the First Edition, 2000 page xiii Preface to the Second Edition xv Acknowledgments xvii PART I BASIC PHENOMENOLOGY 1 1 Scales 3 2 Observational Windows 9 3 Classifications 19 4 Photometry, Kinematics, and Dark Matter 29 5 Basic Questions, Semi-empirical Approach, and the Dynamical Window 53 PART II PHYSICAL MODELS 59 6 Self-Gravity and Relation to Plasma Physics 61 7 Relaxation Times, Absence of Thermodynamical Equilibrium 66 8 Models 82 9 Equilibrium and Stability: Symmetry and Symmetry Breaking 95 10 Classical Ellipsoids 105 11 Introduction to Dispersive Waves 119 12 Jeans Instability 131 PART III SPIRAL GALAXIES 141 13 Orbits 143 14 The Basic State: Vertical and Horizontal Equilibrium of the Disk 162 15 Density Waves 184 16 Roles of Gas 210 17 Global Spiral Modes 229 18 Spiral Structure in Galaxies 247 19 Bending Waves 266 20 Dark Matter in Spiral Galaxies 280 PART IV ELLIPTICAL GALAXIES 297 21 Orbits 299 22 Stellar Dynamical Models 313 23 Stability 355 24 Dark Matter in Elliptical Galaxies 370 PART V IN PERSPECTIVE 389 25 Selected Aspects of Formation and Evolution 391 26 Galaxies and Gravitational Lensing 418 27 Self-Gravitating Accretion Disks 435 Bibliography 451 Index 455 Sharing Widget |
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