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Article Contents

TITLE PAGE

1.INTRODUCTION

2.GALAXY MORPHOLOGY

2.1.Introduction

2.2.Classical Galaxy Morphology

2.3.Integral Properties of Galaxies: The Physical Meaning of the Hubble Sequence

2.4.Toward a Physical Morphology of Galaxies

2.5.Some Applications of Physical Morphology

2.5.1.Oval Disks

2.5.2.Nuclear Activity: Feeding the Monster

2.5.3.Varieties of Spiral Structure

2.6.Conclusion

3.SURFACE PHOTOMETRY OF ORDINARY GALAXIES

3.1.Introduction

3.2.Searches for Massive Halos

3.3.Elliptical and cD Galaxies

3.3.1.Three-Dimensional Shapes

3.3.2.Digression on Profile Fitting Functions

3.3.3.Characteristic Parameters of Elliptical Galaxies

3.3.4.cD Galaxies. I. Central Structure

3.3.5.Tidal Effects

3.3.6.cD Galaxies. II. The Extended Envelope

3.3.7.Mergers

3.3.8.Core Profiles

3.4.Disk Galaxies

3.4.1.Bulges

3.4.2.Disk Properties. I. Freeman's (1970) Study

3.4.3.Decomposition of Observed Profiles into Bulge and Disk Components

3.4.4.Disk Properties. II. The Shape of the Radial Profile

3.4.5.Disk Properties. III. Characteristic Parameters

3.4.6.Disk Properties. IV. Vertical Structure

4.KINEMATICS OF ORDINARY GALAXIES

4.1.Gas Velocity Fields

4.2.Stellar Velocity Fields

4.2.1.The Fourier Quotient Method

4.2.2.Central Velocity Dispersions. I. The Faber-Jackson Relation

4.2.3.Central Velocity Dispersions. II. Mass-to-Light Ratios

4.2.4.Central Velocity Dispersions

4.2.5.Velocity Dispersion Gradients

4.2.6.The Dynamical Importance of Rotation in Bulges and Ellipticals

4.2.7.Velocity Fields in Bulges and Ellipticals

5.BARRED GALAXIES

5.1.Bars

5.1.1.Morphology and Photometry

5.1.2.Stellar Kinematics and Dynamics of Bars. I. Introduction to Observing Program

5.1.3.Dynamics of Bars. II. Basic Kinematics of NGC 936

5.1.4.Dynamics of Bars. III. N-Body Models

5.1.5.Dynamics of Bars. The Importance of Rotation Versus Random Motions: Comparison with N-Body Models

5.1.6.Dynamics of Bars. V. Summary

5.2.Bulge Components

5.3.Lenses

5.4.Inner and Outer Rings

5.5.Conclusion: Secular Evolution Processes in Barred Galaxies

6.CONCLUSION

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