Galactic Astronomy
This site currently only contains figures used in the course
"Galactic Astronomy".
Ch. 1 Properties of Galaxies
ch.1-1 the morphological classification of galaxies
ch.1-2 surface brightness of galaxies
ch.1-3 stellar populations, the luminosity function
ch.1-4 interstellar medium in galaxies
ch.1-5 the kinematics of galaxies
ch.1-6 the mass of galaxies
Ch. 2 Structure and Dynamics of Elliptical Galaxies
ch.2-1 three-dimensional shapes of elliptical galaxies
ch.2-2 the relaxation time and the collisionless Boltzmann equation
ch.2-3 the Jeans equations
ch.2-4 the virial equations
ch.2-5 the Jeans theorem and spherical systems
Ch. 3 Structure and Dynamics of Spiral Galaxies
ch.3-1 rotation curves of spiral galaxies
ch.3-2 epicycles and resonances
ch.3-3 spiral arms and density waves
Ch. 4 Galaxy Clusters
ch.4-1 optical properties of galaxy clusters
ch.4-2 X-ray properties of galaxy clusters
ch.4-3 mass and other issues
Ch. 5 Active Galaxies