The Stellar Kinematics of Extragalactic Bulges
Astrophysics of Galaxies
2015-12-09 v1
Abstract
Galactic bulges are complex systems. Once thought to be small-scale versions of elliptical galaxies, advances in astronomical instrumentation (spectroscopy in particular) has revealed a wealth of photometric and kinematic substructure in otherwise simple-looking components. This review provides an overview of how our perspective on galactic bulges has changed over the years. While it is mainly focused on aspects related to the dynamical state of their stars, there will be natural connections to other properties (e.g. morphology, stellar populations) discussed in other reviews in this volume.
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@article{arxiv.1503.04590,
title = {The Stellar Kinematics of Extragalactic Bulges},
author = {Jesús Falcón-Barroso},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1503.04590},
year = {2015}
}
Comments
Invited Review to appear in "Galactic Bulges" Editors: Laurikainen E., Peletier R., Gadotti D. Springer Publishing. 25 pages, 9 figures