TY - BOOK AU - AU - ED - SpringerLink (Online service) TI - Mapping the Galaxy and Nearby Galaxies T2 - Astrophysics and Space Science Proceedings, SN - 9780387727684 AV - QB4 U1 - 520 23 PY - 2008/// CY - New York, NY PB - Springer New York KW - Physics KW - Astronomy KW - Astronomy, Observations and Techniques KW - Astrophysics and Astroparticles KW - Astronomy, Astrophysics and Cosmology N1 - Basic Components of the Galaxy and Spiral Galaxies -- The Galactic Center and Central Region of Galaxies -- Nearby Galaxies -- Galactic Evolution and Environment -- Poster Papers; ZDB-2-PHA N2 - This is a proceedings book of the symposium "Mapping the Galaxy and Nearby Galaxies" held on Ishigaki Island, Okinawa, Japan, on June 25 30, 2006. The symposium focused on mapping the interstellar media and other components in galaxies. Latest results of the following main topics are presented in the volume: Our Galaxy -- mass distribution, local ISM, supermassive black holes and their environments Central part of nearby galaxies -- ISM around starbursts, fueling mechanisms Nearby Galaxies -- molecular gas and star formation, gas dynamics Galactic environment and evolution -- formation of our Galaxy, origin of supermassive black holes The nature of the Dark Matter component -- effects on the internal structures of galaxies UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-0-387-72768-4 ER -