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- Nominated as an outstanding Ph.D. thesis by the University of La Laguna, Spain
- Includes a thorough description of the methodology applied to study 3D kinematics
- Contains important information not published in any article
- Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras
Part of the book series: Springer Theses (Springer Theses)
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Table of contents (7 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Back Matter
About this book
This thesis discusses the evolution of galaxies through the study of the morphology, kinematics, and star formation properties of a sample of nearby galaxies. The main body of the thesis describes the kinematic observations with the GHaFAS Fabry-Perot instrument on the William Herschel Telescope of a sample of 29 spiral galaxies. The work is closely related to the Spitzer Survey of Stellar Structure in Galaxies, and uses the mid-infrared data of that survey to determine key parameters of the galaxies studied. From these data, important results are obtained on streaming and other non-circular motions in galaxies, on the distribution and rates of star formation, and on how correlations of these parameters and of the rotation curve shape with basic galaxy parameters yield clues on the evolutionary processes taking place in disk galaxies.
Authors and Affiliations
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Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias and, University of La Laguna, San Cristóbal de La Laguna, Spain
Santiago Erroz-Ferrer
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Morphology, Kinematics and Star Formation Across the Hubble Sequence of Galaxies
Authors: Santiago Erroz-Ferrer
Series Title: Springer Theses
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-26398-4
Publisher: Springer Cham
eBook Packages: Physics and Astronomy, Physics and Astronomy (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer International Publishing Switzerland 2016
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-319-26397-7Published: 02 December 2015
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-319-38730-7Published: 23 August 2016
eBook ISBN: 978-3-319-26398-4Published: 21 November 2015
Series ISSN: 2190-5053
Series E-ISSN: 2190-5061
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XIII, 201
Number of Illustrations: 44 b/w illustrations, 54 illustrations in colour
Topics: Astronomy, Observations and Techniques, Astrophysics and Astroparticles