The Milky Way and other spiral galaxies

Cosmologists have often considered the Milky Way as a typical spiral galaxy, and its properties have considerably influenced the current scheme of galaxy formation. Here we compare the general properties of the Milky Way disk and halo with those of galaxies selected from the SDSS. Assuming the recen...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Wang J.L., Yang Y.B., Flores H., Puech M., Hammer F., Fouquet S.
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: EDP Sciences 2012-02-01
Series:EPJ Web of Conferences
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/epjconf/20121901004