Galaxy Morphology
Abstract
Galaxy morphology is a product of how galaxies formed, how they interacted with their environment, how they were influenced by internal perturbations, AGN, and dark matter, and of their varied star formation histories. This article reviews the phenomenology of galaxy morphology and classification with a view to delineating as many types as possible and how they relate to physical interpretations. The old classification systems are refined, and new types introduced, as the explosion in available morphological data has modified our views on the structure and evolution of galaxies.
Cite
@article{arxiv.1102.0550,
title = {Galaxy Morphology},
author = {Ronald J. Buta},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1102.0550},
year = {2011}
}
Comments
To be published in Planets, Stars, and Stellar Systems, Vol. 6, Series Editor T. D. Oswalt, Volume editor W. C. Keel, Springer Reference, 2011 (LaTex, 174 pages+54 figures, 7 in color; uses aastex.cls); for a higher resolution pdf, see http://kudzu.astr.ua.edu/psss/galaxy_morphology_v2.pdf