Back to the article index

Article Contents

ABSTRACT

1.INTRODUCTION

2.VARIETIES OF THE COUNTER-ROTATING COMPONENTS

3.DETECTION OF COUNTER-ROTATION

4.ENVIRONMENT AND MORPHOLOGY OF COUNTER-ROTATING GALAXIES

5.STATISTICS OF COUNTER-ROTATION

6.FORMATION SCENARIOS: EXTERNAL AND INTERNAL PROCESSES

7.STELLAR POPULATIONS OF COUNTER-ROTATING COMPONENTS

8.CONCLUDING REMARKS

REFERENCES