Galactic Astronomy


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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