CHAPTER 1 : INTRODUCTION
- Binary Systems Among Stars and Galaxies.
Short Historical Sketch.
CHAPTER 2: THE CATALOGUE OF ISOLATED PAIRS OF GALAXIES
- Problems of Recognition of Double Galaxies
The Observational Data and Their Reduction
Radial Velocities
Description of the Catalogue
CHAPTER 3: THE DISTRIBUTION OF GENERAL CHARACTERISTICS AND
SELECTION EFFECTS
- Modelling the Observed Distribution of Pairs
The Problem of False Pairs
The Distribution of Relative Velocities
Separations of Double Galaxies and Selection
Effects
Distribution of Apparent Magnitudes
Absolute Magnitudes and Linear Diameters of Double
Galaxies
CHAPTER 4: ORBITAL MOTION AND THE MASSES OF DOUBLE GALAXIES
- Orbital Mass Estimates
Mass-to-Luminosity Ratios and Projection Factors
Relative Velocities, Separations, and the Type of
Orbital Motion
Individual and Orbital Masses of Double Galaxies
Does Hidden Mass Exist in Pairs of Galaxies ?
CHAPTER 5: STRUCTURAL PROPERTIES OF DOUBLE GALAXIES
- Morphological Types and Masses of Double Galaxies
Types of Interaction Between Galaxies in Pairs
Emission Properties of Double Galaxies: Pairs With
Active Nuclei
Colour Indices and the Coupled Evolution of Double
Galaxies
Surface Brightness of Single and Double Galaxies
Conclusions
CHAPTER 6: THE DISTRIBUTION OF DOUBLE SYSTEMS
- The Spatial Frequency of Double Galaxies
The Spatial Distribution of Pairs
Double Systems in Groups and Clusters
Peculiar Motions of Pairs
CHAPTER 7: MAGNITUDE AND ORIENTATION OF ANGULAR MOMENTUM
PROPERTIES OF THE EVOLUTION OF DOUBLE GALAXIES
- The Orbital and Internal Angular Momentum of
Galaxies in Pairs
Relative Orientations of Angular Momenta
Dynamical Friction and the Evolution Rates of
Double Galaxies
CONCLUSIONS
REFERENCES
APPENDIX 1
- Entries 1-100
Entries 101-200
Entries 201-300
Entries 301-400
Entries 401-500
Entries 501-603
APPENDIX 2
- Entries 1-100
Entries 101-200
Entries 201-300
Entries 301-400
Entries 401-500
Entries 501-603
