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Nearby Galaxies: Templates for Galaxies Across Cosmic Time

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics 2009-02-24 v1 Astrophysics of Galaxies

Abstract

Studies of nearby galaxies including the Milky Way have provided fundamental information on the evolution of structure in the Universe, the existence and nature of dark matter, the origin and evolution of galaxies, and the global features of star formation. Yet despite decades of work, many of the most basic aspects of galaxies and their environments remain a mystery. In this paper we describe some outstanding problems in this area and the ways in which large radio facilities will contribute to further progress.

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@article{arxiv.0902.3963,
  title  = {Nearby Galaxies: Templates for Galaxies Across Cosmic Time},
  author = {F. J. Lockman and J. Ott},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:0902.3963},
  year   = {2009}
}

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science white paper submitted to the US Astro2010 Decadal Survey