Unsolved problems of the Milky Way : proceedings of the 169th Symposium of the International Astronomical Union, held in The Hague, the Netherlands, August 23-29, 1994 /
Although the Milky Way is the most studied and best understood galactic system, there are many fundamental questions about our Galaxy that remain unanswered. This book concentrates on those questions which have the widest applicability in all of astrophysics, and for which answers are most likely to...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Dordrecht :
Springer-Science+Business Media,
[1996]
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| Online Access: | Connect to the full text of this electronic book |
| Summary: | Although the Milky Way is the most studied and best understood galactic system, there are many fundamental questions about our Galaxy that remain unanswered. This book concentrates on those questions which have the widest applicability in all of astrophysics, and for which answers are most likely to be forthcoming in the next few years. Is the Milky Way a barred spiral, and if so, what are its properties? Is the disk of the Milky Way axisymmetric and what does the answer tell us about its dynamical history? Is there a black hole at the center of the Galaxy? How far does the Galaxy extend? How much dark matter is there in the Milky Way system? And more. |
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| Item Description: | At head of title: International Astronomical Union. "Originally published by Kluwer Academic Publishers in 1996. Softcover repring of the hardcover 1st edition 1996." |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (xx, 725 pages) : illustrations (some color). |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9789400916876 (electronic bk.) 9400916876 (electronic bk.) |