Table of Contents
- 1. INTRODUCTION, G. Jacoby
- 2. PRELIMINARY REMARKS,
G. Jacoby
- 2.1 The Value of Testing
- 2.2 Biases
- 2.3 Why Do We Care About Distances?
- 3. CLASSICAL CEPHEID VARIABLE STARS,
D. Welch
- 3.1 Background
- 3.2 Method
- 3.3 Detection Regimes in
Perspective
- 3.3.1 Wavelength Dependence
of Observables
- 3.3.2 Signal
- 3.3.3 Noise
- 3.3.4 Bandpasses of Choise
- 3.4 Physical Basis
- 3.5 Calibration and Uncertainties
- 3.6 Future Needs and Directions
- 4. GLOBULAR CLUSTERS,
W. Harris
- 4.1 Background
- 4.2 Method
- 4.3 Physical Basis
- 4.4 Calibration
- 4.5 Uncertainties
- 4.6 Future Needs and Directions
- 5. NOVAE, C. Pritchet
- 5.1 Background
- 5.2 Method
- 5.3 Calibration
- 5.4 Uncertainties
- 5.5 Other Distance Indicators using
Novae
- 5.6 Future Needs and Directions
- 6. TYPE-Ia SUPERNOVAE,
D. Branch
- 6.1 Background and Dispersion in
Absolute Magnitude
- 6.2 Physical Basis and
Self-Calibration
- 6.3 Other Calibrations
- 6.3.1 Historical Galactic
Supernovae
- 6.3.2 Nearby Extragalactic
SNe Ia
- 6.3.3 Thermal Emission
- 6.4 Uncertainties and Results
- 6.5 Future Needs and Directions
- 7. TULLY-FISHER RELATIONS,
M. Pierce
- 7.1 Background
- 7.1.1 Photographic and
B-Band Relations
- 7.1.2 Infrared (H-Band)
Relations
- 7.2 Method
- 7.2.1 Inclination Estimates
- 7.2.2 Internal Extinction
Corrections
- 7.2.3 Linewidth Definitions and
Corrections
- 7.2.4 Malmquist Effects
- 7.2.5 Sample Selection
- 7.3 Physical Basis
- 7.4 Absolute Calibration
- 7.5 The Virgo Cluster
- 7.6 Uncertainties
- 7.7 Future Needs and Directions
- 8. PLANETARY NEBULAE,
R. Ciardullo
- 8.1 Background
- 8.2 The Planetary-Nebula Luminosity
Function
- 8.3 Method
- 8.4 Uncertainties
- 8.5 Future Needs and Directions
- 9. SURFACE BRIGHTNESS
FLUCTUATIONS, J. Tonry
- 9.1 Background
- 9.2 Method
- 9.3 Uncertainties
- 9.4 Calibration
- 9.5 Future Needs and Directions
- 10. THE Dn- RELATION
FOR ELLIPTICAL GALAXIES,
R. Davies
- 10.1 Background
- 10.2 Method
- 10.2.1 Precision of and
Corrections to Measured Quantities
- 10.2.2 Correction for Biases
- 10.3 Physical Bias
- 10.3.1 Power-Law
Relationships
- 10.3.2 Possible Systematic
Effects
- 10.4 Calibration
- 10.5 Uncertainties
- 10.6 Future Needs and
Directions
- 11. COMPARISON OF DISTANCES,
J. Tonry
- 11.1 The Sample
- 11.2 The Comparison
- 11.3 Virgo - A Case Study
- 11.4 Conclusions
- 11.5 Summary
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