Astrophysics

  1. Galactic Astrophysics
    1. The Milky Way Galaxy
      1. Galactic Structure
        1. Overall Architecture
          1. Scale Length and Height
            1. Mass Distribution
              1. Galactic Components
                1. Galactic Bulge
                  1. Classical Bulge
                    1. Pseudobulge
                      1. Stellar Populations
                        1. Central Bar
                          1. Box/Peanut Structure
                          2. Galactic Disk
                            1. Thin Disk
                              1. Scale Height
                                1. Stellar Populations
                                  1. Chemical Gradients
                                  2. Thick Disk
                                    1. Formation Scenarios
                                      1. Kinematic Properties
                                      2. Spiral Arms
                                        1. Density Wave Theory
                                          1. Stochastic Self-Propagating Star Formation
                                            1. Pattern Speed
                                              1. Corotation Resonance
                                            2. Galactic Halo
                                              1. Stellar Halo
                                                1. Dark Matter Halo
                                                  1. Globular Cluster System
                                                    1. Halo Streams
                                                2. Stellar Populations
                                                  1. Population I Stars
                                                    1. Metal-Rich Stars
                                                      1. Disk Population
                                                        1. Young Age
                                                        2. Population II Stars
                                                          1. Metal-Poor Stars
                                                            1. Halo Population
                                                              1. Old Age
                                                              2. Population III Stars
                                                                1. First Stars
                                                                  1. Zero Metallicity
                                                                    1. Theoretical Predictions
                                                                    2. Chemical Evolution
                                                                      1. Nucleosynthesis Sources
                                                                        1. Galactic Chemical Evolution Models
                                                                          1. Abundance Patterns
                                                                        2. Galactic Center
                                                                          1. Sagittarius A*
                                                                            1. Supermassive Black Hole
                                                                              1. Mass Determination
                                                                                1. Stellar Orbits
                                                                                  1. Event Horizon Telescope
                                                                                  2. Central Molecular Zone
                                                                                    1. Dense Gas Clouds
                                                                                      1. Star Formation
                                                                                        1. Extreme Conditions
                                                                                        2. Nuclear Star Cluster
                                                                                          1. Stellar Populations
                                                                                            1. Formation History
                                                                                          2. Galactic Dynamics
                                                                                            1. Gravitational Potential
                                                                                              1. Circular Velocity
                                                                                                1. Rotation Curve
                                                                                                  1. Flat Rotation Curves
                                                                                                    1. Dark Matter Evidence
                                                                                                    2. Vertical Equilibrium
                                                                                                      1. Spiral Density Waves
                                                                                                        1. Bar Dynamics
                                                                                                          1. Resonances
                                                                                                            1. Lindblad Resonances
                                                                                                              1. Corotation Resonance
                                                                                                            2. Interstellar Medium in the Galaxy
                                                                                                              1. Distribution and Properties
                                                                                                                1. Spiral Arm Enhancement
                                                                                                                  1. Galactic Fountain Model
                                                                                                                    1. Superbubbles and Chimneys
                                                                                                                      1. Galactic Chemical Evolution
                                                                                                                    2. Galaxy Types and Classification
                                                                                                                      1. Hubble Classification
                                                                                                                        1. Elliptical Galaxies
                                                                                                                          1. E0 to E7 Classification
                                                                                                                            1. Surface Brightness Profiles
                                                                                                                              1. Stellar Populations
                                                                                                                                1. Lack of Gas and Dust
                                                                                                                                2. Spiral Galaxies
                                                                                                                                  1. Sa, Sb, Sc Types
                                                                                                                                    1. Barred Spirals (SBa, SBb, SBc)
                                                                                                                                      1. Spiral Arm Structure
                                                                                                                                        1. Star Formation Regions
                                                                                                                                        2. Lenticular Galaxies (S0)
                                                                                                                                          1. Intermediate Properties
                                                                                                                                            1. Disk and Bulge Components
                                                                                                                                            2. Irregular Galaxies
                                                                                                                                              1. Magellanic Type
                                                                                                                                                1. Peculiar Galaxies
                                                                                                                                                  1. Starburst Galaxies
                                                                                                                                                2. Modern Classification Systems
                                                                                                                                                  1. de Vaucouleurs System
                                                                                                                                                    1. Numerical Classification
                                                                                                                                                      1. Automated Classification
                                                                                                                                                      2. Galaxy Properties
                                                                                                                                                        1. Luminosity Functions
                                                                                                                                                          1. Mass Functions
                                                                                                                                                            1. Color-Magnitude Relations
                                                                                                                                                              1. Fundamental Plane
                                                                                                                                                                1. Tully-Fisher Relation
                                                                                                                                                                  1. Surface Brightness Fluctuations
                                                                                                                                                                2. Galaxy Formation and Evolution
                                                                                                                                                                  1. Cosmological Context
                                                                                                                                                                    1. Structure Formation
                                                                                                                                                                      1. Dark Matter Halos
                                                                                                                                                                        1. Hierarchical Merging
                                                                                                                                                                          1. Cosmic Web Environment
                                                                                                                                                                          2. Galaxy Formation Models
                                                                                                                                                                            1. Monolithic Collapse
                                                                                                                                                                              1. Hierarchical Assembly
                                                                                                                                                                                1. Semi-analytic Models
                                                                                                                                                                                  1. Hydrodynamic Simulations
                                                                                                                                                                                  2. Star Formation History
                                                                                                                                                                                    1. Cosmic Star Formation Rate
                                                                                                                                                                                      1. Downsizing
                                                                                                                                                                                        1. Quenching Mechanisms
                                                                                                                                                                                        2. Galaxy Mergers
                                                                                                                                                                                          1. Major Mergers
                                                                                                                                                                                            1. Minor Mergers
                                                                                                                                                                                              1. Merger Rates
                                                                                                                                                                                                1. Morphological Evolution
                                                                                                                                                                                                  1. Starburst Triggering
                                                                                                                                                                                                  2. Environmental Effects
                                                                                                                                                                                                    1. Galaxy Clusters
                                                                                                                                                                                                      1. Groups
                                                                                                                                                                                                        1. Filaments
                                                                                                                                                                                                          1. Voids
                                                                                                                                                                                                            1. Ram Pressure Stripping
                                                                                                                                                                                                              1. Tidal Interactions
                                                                                                                                                                                                                1. Strangulation
                                                                                                                                                                                                                2. Chemical Evolution
                                                                                                                                                                                                                  1. Metal Enrichment
                                                                                                                                                                                                                    1. Mass-Metallicity Relation
                                                                                                                                                                                                                      1. Galactic Winds
                                                                                                                                                                                                                        1. Recycling of Material
                                                                                                                                                                                                                        2. Supermassive Black Hole Growth
                                                                                                                                                                                                                          1. Black Hole-Galaxy Correlations
                                                                                                                                                                                                                            1. Feedback Processes
                                                                                                                                                                                                                              1. Active Galactic Nuclei Phase
                                                                                                                                                                                                                            2. Galaxy Clusters and Large-Scale Structure
                                                                                                                                                                                                                              1. Galaxy Clusters
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                1. Cluster Properties
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  1. Mass Scales
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    1. Velocity Dispersions
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      1. X-ray Emission
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      2. Cluster Dynamics
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        1. Virial Equilibrium
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          1. Relaxation Times
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            1. Substructure
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            2. Intracluster Medium
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              1. Hot Gas Properties
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                1. Cooling Flows
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  1. AGN Feedback
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  2. Dark Matter in Clusters
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    1. Mass-to-Light Ratios
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      1. Gravitational Lensing
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        1. Bullet Cluster
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      2. Galaxy Groups
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        1. Properties and Dynamics
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          1. Compact Groups
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            1. Fossil Groups
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            2. Superclusters
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              1. Local Supercluster
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                1. Supercluster Catalogs
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  1. Filamentary Structure
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  2. Large-Scale Structure
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    1. Cosmic Web
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      1. Filaments
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        1. Walls
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          1. Voids
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            1. Nodes
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            2. Galaxy Surveys
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              1. Redshift Surveys
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                1. Photometric Surveys
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  1. Statistical Analysis
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  2. Correlation Functions
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    1. Two-Point Correlation
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      1. Higher-Order Correlations
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        1. Power Spectrum
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        2. Baryon Acoustic Oscillations
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          1. Standard Ruler
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            1. Dark Energy Constraints
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        3. Active Galactic Nuclei
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          1. Supermassive Black Holes
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            1. Central Engine Model
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              1. Black Hole Demographics
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                1. Formation and Growth
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  1. Black Hole-Galaxy Correlations
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  2. Accretion Physics
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    1. Accretion Disk Models
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      1. Shakura-Sunyaev Disk
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        1. Advection-Dominated Flows
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          1. Slim Disks
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          2. Accretion Rates
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            1. Eddington Limit
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              1. Sub-Eddington Accretion
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                1. Super-Eddington Accretion
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                2. Disk Instabilities
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                3. Relativistic Jets
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  1. Jet Formation
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    1. Blandford-Znajek Mechanism
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      1. Magnetic Field Role
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      2. Jet Propagation
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        1. Jet Composition
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          1. Lorentz Factors
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            1. Jet-ISM Interactions
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            2. AGN Classification
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              1. Seyfert Galaxies
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                1. Type 1 Seyferts
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  1. Type 2 Seyferts
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    1. Intermediate Types
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    2. Radio Galaxies
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      1. Fanaroff-Riley Classification
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        1. FR I Sources
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          1. FR II Sources
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          2. Quasars
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            1. Radio-Quiet Quasars
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              1. Radio-Loud Quasars
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                1. Broad Absorption Line Quasars
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                2. Blazars
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  1. BL Lacertae Objects
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    1. Flat Spectrum Radio Quasars
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      1. Gamma-ray Properties
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    2. Unified Model
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      1. Orientation Effects
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        1. Obscuring Torus
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          1. Viewing Angle Dependence
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            1. Observational Evidence
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            2. AGN Variability
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              1. Timescales
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                1. Reverberation Mapping
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  1. Microlensing
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    1. Jet Variability
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    2. AGN Feedback
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      1. Mechanical Feedback
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        1. Radiative Feedback
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          1. Impact on Host Galaxy
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            1. Quenching of Star Formation

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