The Milky Way : : Structure, Dynamics, Formation and Evolution / / Françoise Combes, Michel Le Bellac, James Lequeux, Michèle Leduc.
Our knowledge of the Milky Way has been deeply renewed since a dozen years, following the results of the astrometric satellite HIPPARCOS, and those of large stellar surveys. Many concepts thought to be well established disappeared, to be replaced by others going towards a larger complexity: in parti...
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| Year of Publication: | 2016 |
| Language: | English |
| Series: | Current Natural Sciences
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Table of Contents:
- Frontmatter
- Preface
- Contents
- Physical and astronomical constants
- 1 Introduction
- 2 The solar neighborhood
- 3 Structure and components of the Milky Way
- 4 The galactic center
- 5 Galactic dynamics
- 6 The chemical evolution of the Galaxy
- 7 Formation and evolution of the Galaxy
- 8 The Galaxy among its companions
- 9 The future
- Appendix 1. Stellar parameters
- Appendix 2. A few basic notions concerning the observations of the interstellar medium
- Glossary
- Bibliography
- Index