Extragalactic Astronomy Lecture notes from Crdoba [Paperback]

I: Forms and Structures.- 1.1. Normal and Peculiar Galaxies.- 1.2. Classification of Normal Galaxies.- The Holmberg Classification.- Description of the Holmberg Types.- The Hubble Classification.- The de Vaucouleurs Classification.- 1.3. Apparent and True Flattening of Galaxies.- 1.4. Other Classifications Systems.- The Yerkes Classification.- Luminosity Classes.- 1.5. Classification of Peculiar Galaxies.- II: Normal Galaxies.- II.1. Contents.- II.1.1. Photometric Properties.- Total Luminosities.- Brightness Distributions.- Other Luminosity Distributions.- Apparent Dimensions.- Colors.- II.1.2. Stellar Content.- Composite Spectra.- Luminosity Effects.- Composition Differences.- II.1.3. The Interstellar Medium in Galaxies.- Neutral Hydrogen Observations.- The Neutral Hydrogen Content along the Sequence.- Neutral Hydrogen Distribution.- The Ionized Medium in Galaxies.- II.1.4. Subsystems.- Spheroidal Subsystems.- Globular Clusters.- The Nuclear Subsystems.- Disk Subsystems.- Arm Subsystems.- The Bar and its Associated Subsystems.- II.2. Motions and Masses.- II.2.1. Kinematics.- Rotation Curves in Late-type Galaxies.- Observed Rotation Curves in Late-type Galaxies.- Departures from Circular Motion.- Rotation in Early-type Galaxies.- Velocity Dispersion in Early-type Galaxies.- II.2.2. Masses of Galaxies.- Masses from Curves of Rotation.- Indicative Masses.- Mass Distribution.- Angular Momentum from Rotation Curves.- Masses from the Velocity Dispersion of Stars.- Statistical Masses from Galaxy Pairs.- Statistical Masses from Systems of Galaxies.- II.2.3. Mass-Luminosity Ratios.- Integrated Values.- Variation of the Local Value of the M/LB Ratio.- Massive Halos.- II.3. Models for Normal Galaxies.- II.3.1. Dynamical Models.- Elliptical Galaxies.- Flattening of Elliptical Galaxies.- Triaxial Structures in Elliptical Galaxies.- II.3.2. Evolution of Galactic Content.- Basic Equations.- Chemical Evolution of the Interstellar Gas.- The Rate of Stellar Formation.- Integrated Col³|