Observations of galaxy isophotes, long-slit kinematics, and high-resolution photometry
suggested a possible dichotomy between two distinct classes of elliptical galaxies. But these …

Tidal disruption events occur rarely in any individual galaxy. Over the last decade, however,
time-domain surveys have begun to accumulate statistical samples of these flares. What …

We construct dynamical models for a sample of 36 nearby galaxies with Hubble Space
Telescope (HST) photometry and ground-based kinematics. The models assume that each …

New surface photometry of all known elliptical galaxies in the Virgo cluster is combined with
published data to derive composite profiles of brightness, ellipticity, position angle, isophote …

This book is intended as a replacement for Galactic Astronomy by Mihalas & Binney, and a
companion to Galactic Dynamics by Binney & Tremaine, which we henceforth refer to as BT …

We investigate a model in which galactic nuclei form via the coalescence of preexisting
stellar systems containing supermassive black holes. Merger simulations are carried out …

We analyze Hubble Space Telescope surface-brightness profiles of 61 elliptical galaxies
and spiral bulges (hot galaxies). Luminous hot galaxies have cuspy cores with steep outer …

Early results are reported from the SAURON survey of the kinematics and stellar populations
of a representative sample of nearby E, S0 and Sa galaxies. The survey is aimed at …

We present a detailed analysis of the morphology, isophotal parameters, and surface
brightness profiles for 100 early-type members of the Virgo Cluster, from dwarfs (MB=-15.1 …

Abstract The ACS Virgo Cluster Survey is a Hubble Space Telescope program to obtain high-
resolution imaging in widely separated bandpasses (F475W≈ g and F850LP≈ z) for 100 …