The Nuclei of Normal Galaxies: Lessons from the Galactic Center

Front Matter....Pages i-xxvi
Front Matter....Pages 1-1
Gamma-Ray Observations from the Inner Galaxy with CGRO....Pages 3-12
Rosat Observations of Nearby Spiral Galaxies....Pages 13-20
Large Scale Soft X-Ray Images of the Galactic Centre....Pages 21-30
The 511 keV Line and the Great Annihilator....Pages 31-42
Large-Scale Radio Structures in the Galactic Center....Pages 43-54
High Frequency Radio Observations of Polarized Emission in the Galactic Center....Pages 55-62
Front Matter....Pages 63-63
Observations and Modelling of Gas Dynamics in External Galaxies....Pages 65-74
Evidence for a Bar at the Centre of the Milky Way....Pages 75-86
Radial Velocities of M Giants at 300 PC Projected Radius from the Galactic Center....Pages 87-90
What Do OH/IR Stars Tell Us about the Dynamics of the Central Parts of the Galaxy?....Pages 91-94
Dense Molecular Clouds in the Galactic Center Region....Pages 95-98
The Origin of Noncircular Gas Motions in the Galactic Center....Pages 99-104
CO Emission from Massive Molecular Clouds in the Inner Disk of M31....Pages 105-110
Dynamics of Molecular Clouds in the Inner 200 PC of the Galaxy....Pages 111-114
Front Matter....Pages 115-115
Molecules in Starburst and Active Galaxy Nuclei....Pages 117-126
Small Scale Molecular Structure in the Nuclei of Nearby Spiral Galaxies: IC 342....Pages 127-134
Imaging the Gas and Dust in the Nucleus of NGC 1068: Evidence for a Highly Extended Obscuring Agent....Pages 135-138
The Nucleus of NGC 253: The Role of Dust....Pages 139-142
High-Resolution Near Infrared Imaging and Spectroscopy of NGC 1808: Probing the Starburst....Pages 143-146
Front Matter....Pages 147-147
Nuclear ISM: Feeding the Galactic Nucleus....Pages 149-160
Front Matter....Pages 147-147
The Connection of the SGR A East Core with M-0.13-0.08 and the CND....Pages 161-164
Morphology and Kinematics of the Molecular, Atomic, and Ionized Gas in the Inner Seven Parsecs of the Galaxy....Pages 165-174
Modelling the Circumnuclear Disk in the Galactic Centre....Pages 175-178
CO and HI Observations of High Negative Velocity Gas Towards the Galactic Centre....Pages 179-184
Magnetic Phenomena....Pages 185-198
The Magnetic Field in the Dust Ring and Northern Arm of Sgr A West....Pages 199-204
The Magnetic Field at the Galactic Center: Detection of Hi Zeeman Splitting....Pages 205-208
Luminous Objects within 100 PC of the Galactic Centre....Pages 209-216
The Discovery of Hot Stars in the Vicinity of the Thermal Filaments....Pages 217-222
Spectroscopy of the Galactic Center Arches Region: Evidence for Massive Star Formation....Pages 223-230
Far-Infrared Emission from the Thermal Arched Filaments....Pages 231-238
Far-Infrared Observations of the Center of the Galaxy....Pages 239-248
Far-Infrared Line Observations of Sgr A West....Pages 249-252
Front Matter....Pages 253-253
The Ages of Elliptical Galaxies....Pages 255-266
Dynamics and Evolution of Dense Galactic Nuclei....Pages 267-282
Stellar Population and Comparison with Other Galaxies....Pages 283-291
The Central Stellar Cluster....Pages 293-304
Diffraction Limited Near-Infrared Imaging of the Galactic Center....Pages 305-315
The Nature of the GC HEI Emission Line Stars....Pages 317-325
Properties and Evolution of the Central Stellar Cluster....Pages 327-334
Front Matter....Pages 253-253
Dynamics of Dense Stellar Systems Including the Effects of Stellar Collisions....Pages 335-342
Mid-Infrared (4.8 – 12.4 and 20.0 µm) Images of the Galactic Center: Modeling the Energetics and Morphology of the Central Parsec....Pages 343-350
Mosaiced H and K Images of the Galactic Center Region....Pages 351-354
The IRS 16 Complex: The Importance of Stellar Winds at the Galactic Center....Pages 355-372
The Galactic Center [FE III] Bubble....Pages 373-376
Front Matter....Pages 377-377
Stellar-Dynamical Evidence for Black Holes in Galaxy Nuclei....Pages 379-394
Compact Nuclear Radio Sources in our and External Galaxies....Pages 395-402
Radio Observations of Sgr A*....Pages 403-410
First Detection of SGR A* with VLBI at 7 mm and 3 mm Wavelength....Pages 411-414
The Spectrum, Luminosity and Morphology of SGR A*....Pages 415-426
A New 20 µ m upper Limit for SGR A*....Pages 427-430
Current Constraints to Sgr A* Mass....Pages 431-440
An Accreting Blackhole Model for SGR A*....Pages 441-448
Tidal Disruption of a Star by a Massive Black Hole and Evolution of Remnant Gas....Pages 449-452
Observable Effects of Tidally-Disrupted Stars....Pages 453-459
Front Matter....Pages 461-461
The Nuclei of Normal Galaxies: Lessons from the Galactic Center – A Brief Summary....Pages 463-466
Front Matter....Pages 467-467
Reminiscence....Pages 469-474
Peter Mezger and the Development of Radio Astronomy in the US and Germany, and the Discovery of Radio Recombination Lines....Pages 475-488
Back Matter....Pages 489-499