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Structure and Dynamics of Elliptical Galaxies

Proceedings of the 127th Symposium of the International Astronomical Union Held in Princeton, U.S.A., May 27–31, 1986

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  • © 1987

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Editors:
  1. Tim Zeeuw

    1. The Institute for Advanced Study, Princeton, USA

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Part of the book series: International Astronomical Union Symposia (IAUS, volume 127)

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Table of contents (106 papers)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xiii
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  2. Invited Reviews

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1
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    2. General Historical Introduction

      • Gérard de Vaucouleurs
      Pages 3-16

    3. Cores of Early-Type Galaxies

      • John Kormendy
      Pages 17-36

    4. Isophote Shapes

      • R. I. Jedrzejewski
      Pages 37-46

    5. Distribution of Light: Outer Regions

      • Massimo Capaccioli
      Pages 47-62

    6. The Stellar Kinematics of Elliptical Galaxies

      • Roger L. Davies
      Pages 63-78

    7. The Manifold of Elliptical Galaxies

      • S. Djorgovski
      Pages 79-88

    8. Properties of cD Galaxies

      • John L. Tonry
      Pages 89-98

    9. Compact Elliptical Galaxies

      • Jean-Luc Nieto, Philippe Prugniel
      Pages 99-108

    10. Dust and Gas: Overview

      • François Schweizer
      Pages 109-124

    11. Ionized Gas in Elliptical Galaxies

      • Elaine M. Sadler
      Pages 125-134

    12. Properties of Elliptical Galaxies with Dust Lanes

      • Francesco Bertola
      Pages 135-144

    13. The Cold Interstellar Medium in Elliptical Galaxies - Observations of HI and Radio Continuum Emission

      • G. R. Knapp
      Pages 145-154

    14. X-Rays from Elliptical Galaxies

      • A. C. Fabian, P. A. Thomas
      Pages 155-166

    15. Star Formation in Cooling Flows

      • R. W. O’Connell
      Pages 167-178

    16. Mass Distributions in Elliptical Galaxies at Large Radii

      • Craig L. Sarazin
      Pages 179-188

    17. Line-Strength Gradients in Early-Type Galaxies

      • J. Gorgas, G. Efstathiou
      Pages 189-202

    18. Population Synthesis of Composite Systems

      • Andrew Pickles
      Pages 203-216

    19. The Intrinsic Shapes of Elliptical Galaxies

      • P. L. Schechter
      Pages 217-228
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About this book

IAU Symposium 127 was held in Princeton on May 28-31, 1986, at the Institute for Advanced Study. There were 150 participants from 19 countries. This was the first IAU Symposium devoted exclusively to elliptical galaxies. The last decade has been a period of exceptionally rapid progress regard­ ing our understanding of elliptical galaxies, driven on the observational side by a wealth of new photometric and spectroscopic data, and on the theoretical side by the recognition that ellipticals are slowly rotating triaxial systems, instead of rotationally flattened bodies. The 30 invited speakers reviewed all aspects of this progress, its consequences, and the major outstanding problems. Nearly 80 poster contributions were displayed for the duration of the meeting. These contained many of the most recent developments. The first part of these Proceedings contains the written versions of the invited reviews and the summary, in the order of their presentation. The accompanying discussions are based on the written versions of questions and answers as handed in by the participants. The second part of this book is devoted to the poster contribu­ tions. They have been grouped in a thematic order, proceeding from morphology to theory. Indices of objects, subjects, and names are provided. Unfortunately, none of the invited participants from the USSR were able to attend the Symposium. The Proceedings include the written versions of the planned contributions by Popov and Polyachenko.

Editors and Affiliations

  • The Institute for Advanced Study, Princeton, USA

    Tim Zeeuw

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Structure and Dynamics of Elliptical Galaxies

  • Book Subtitle: Proceedings of the 127th Symposium of the International Astronomical Union Held in Princeton, U.S.A., May 27–31, 1986

  • Editors: Tim Zeeuw

  • Series Title: International Astronomical Union Symposia

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-3971-4

  • Publisher: Springer Dordrecht

  • eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive

  • Copyright Information: International Astronomical Union 1987

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-90-277-2585-1Due: 30 September 1987

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-90-277-2586-8Published: 30 September 1987

  • eBook ISBN: 978-94-009-3971-4Published: 06 December 2012

  • Series ISSN: 1743-9213

  • Series E-ISSN: 2352-2186

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: 596

  • Topics: Astronomy, Observations and Techniques

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