Saas-Fee Advanced Course 12, "Morphology and Dynamics of Galaxies", given at the Swiss Society for Astronomy and Astrophysics (SSAA), in Les Diablerets, Switzerland. Edited by L. Martinet and M. Mayor. Publisher: Observatoire de Genève, Chemin des Maillettes, CH-1290 Sauverny, Switzerland, 1982.

Table of Contents

INTRODUCTION

GALAXY MORPHOLOGY

Introduction

Classical Galaxy Morphology

Integral Properties of Galaxies: The Physical Meaning of the Hubble Sequence

Toward a Physical Morphology of Galaxies

Some Applications of Physical Morphology

Oval Disks

Nuclear Activity: Feeding the Monster

Varieties of Spiral Structure

Conclusion

SURFACE PHOTOMETRY OF ORDINARY GALAXIES

Introduction

Searches for Massive Halos

Elliptical and cD Galaxies

Three-Dimensional Shapes

Digression on Profile Fitting Functions

Characteristic Parameters of Elliptical Galaxies

cD Galaxies. I. Central Structure

Tidal Effects

cD Galaxies. II. The Extended Envelope

Mergers

Core Profiles

Disk Galaxies

Bulges

Disk Properties. I. Freeman's (1970) Study

Decomposition of Observed Profiles into Bulge and Disk Components

Disk Properties. II. The Shape of the Radial Profile

Disk Properties. III. Characteristic Parameters

Disk Properties. IV. Vertical Structure

KINEMATICS OF ORDINARY GALAXIES

Gas Velocity Fields

Stellar Velocity Fields

The Fourier Quotient Method

Central Velocity Dispersions. I. The Faber-Jackson Relation

Central Velocity Dispersions. II. Mass-to-Light Ratios

Central Velocity Dispersions

Velocity Dispersion Gradients

The Dynamical Importance of Rotation in Bulges and Ellipticals

Velocity Fields in Bulges and Ellipticals

BARRED GALAXIES

Bars

Morphology and Photometry

Stellar Kinematics and Dynamics of Bars. I. Introduction to Observing Program

Dynamics of Bars. II. Basic Kinematics of NGC 936

Dynamics of Bars. III. N-Body Models

Dynamics of Bars. The Importance of Rotation Versus Random Motions: Comparison with N-Body Models

Dynamics of Bars. V. Summary

Bulge Components

Lenses

Inner and Outer Rings

Conclusion: Secular Evolution Processes in Barred Galaxies

CONCLUSION

REFERENCES

¹ Visiting Astronomer at the Kitt Peak National Observatory and the Cerro Tololo Interamerican Observatory, which are operated by the Association of Universities for Research in Astronomy, Inc., under contract with the National Science Foundation. Back.

² Guest Investigator at Palomar Observatory, which is operated by the California Institute of Technology. Back.

³ Guest Investigator at the Mt. Wilson and Las Campanas Observatories of the Carnegie Institution of Washington. Back.