| Annu. Rev. Astron. Astrophys. 1994. 32:
115-52 Copyright © 1994 by . All rights reserved |
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KEY WORDS: galaxies, physical properties, morphological type, mass, star formation
Table of Contents
INTRODUCTION
OVERVIEW
Construction of Samples for Analysis
The Limitations of Galaxy Catalogs
Summary of Results
DISCUSSION OF GALAXY PROPERTIES
Optical Colors
Optical Linear Size
Optical Luminosity
Optical Surface Brightness
Far
Infrared Emission
Radio Continuum Emission
X-ray Emission
Neutral Hydrogen Content
Carbon Monoxide Content
H
II Regions
Chemical Abundances
Total Masses and Related Quantities
VARIATIONS IN GALAXY PROPRERTIES
Global Properties
The
Effect of Environment
The
S0 Problem
Classical versus Dwarf
SUMMARY
REFERENCES
1 The
National Radio Astronomy Observatory is operated by
Associated Universities,
Inc., under a cooperative agreement with the
National Science
Foundation.
2 The National
Astronomy and Ionosphere Center is operated by
Cornell University
under a cooperative agreement with the
National Science
Foundation.