Published in "Formation of Structure in the Universe", Eds. A. Dekel and J. Ostriker , 1999, Cambridge University Press
ABSTRACT. Six of the principal galaxy distance indicators are
discussed: Cepheid variables, the Tully-Fisher relation,
the Dn-
relation, Surface Brightness Fluctuations,
Brightest Cluster Galaxies, and Type Ia Supernovae.
The role they play in peculiar velocity surveys and Hubble constant
determination is emphasized. Past, present, and future efforts
at constructing catalogs of redshift-independent distances are described.
The chapter concludes with a qualitative overview of Malmquist and
related biases.
Table of Contents
INTRODUCTION
Peculiar Velocities versus H0
Distance Indicators
CEPHEID VARIABLES
THE
TULLY-FISHER RELATION FOR SPIRAL GALAXIES
The TF Relation and Galaxy Structure
Applying the TF Relation: A Few Details
The TF Scatter
Future Directions
THE
Dn- AND
FUNDAMENTAL PLANE RELATIONS FOR ELLIPTICAL GALAXIES
SURFACE BRIGHTNESS FLUCTUATIONS
Calibration of SBF
Results from SBF Surveys
SUPERNOVAE
BRIGHTEST CLUSTER GALAXIES
REDSHIFT-DISTANCE CATALOGS
MALMQUIST AND OTHER BIASES
SUMMARY
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