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Index
Cover
Title
Copyright
Dedication
Contents
Preface
Acknowledgements
Author Biography
1 The discovery of spiral galaxies
Suggested further reading
2 The classification of galaxies
2.1 Elliptical galaxies
2.2 Lenticular galaxies
2.3 Spiral galaxies
2.4 The de Vaucouleurs Classification scheme
2.5 Spiral galaxy bulges
2.6 Spiral galaxy disks
2.7 Bars in spiral galaxies
2.8 Star formation in bars
2.9 Secular evolution
2.10 Spiral structure and the interplay between structures in disk galaxies
2.11 The rest of this book
Suggested further reading
3 Density wave theories of spiral structure
3.1 The winding problem
3.2 Spiral density wave theory
3.2.1 Lindblad’s kinematic spiral waves
3.2.2 Resonances
3.2.3 The Lin–Shu hypothesis
3.2.4 Local stability of differentially rotating disks
3.2.5 Swing amplification
3.2.6 Density wave theory and the classification of galaxies
3.2.7 The theory of global modes
3.2.8 Other density wave theories
Suggested further reading
4 Other theories of spiral structure
4.1 Manifold theory
4.2 Magnetohydrodynamic theories
4.3 Driving by bars and oval distortions
Suggested further reading
5 Star formation in spiral galaxies
5.1 The large-scale shock scenario
5.1.1 Response of gas to a density wave
5.1.2 Observational evidence in favor of the large-scale shock scenario
5.2 Stochastic self-propagating star formation
5.2.1 The introduction of stochasticity
5.2.2 Further developments of SSPSF
5.2.3 The Schmidt–Kennicutt law and SSPSF
5.3 Summary
Suggested further reading
6 Spiral structure and its connection with black holes and dark matter
6.1 The connection with dark matter
6.2 The connection with supermassive black holes
Suggested further reading
7 Concluding remarks
Suggested further reading
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