Secular evolution gradually shapes galaxies by internal processes, in contrast to early cosmological evolution which is more rapid. An important driver of secular evolution is the flow of gas from the disk into the central regions, often under the influence of a bar. In this paper, we review several new observational results on bars and nuclear rings in galaxies. They show that these components are intimately linked to each other, and to the properties of their host galaxy. We briefly discuss how upcoming observations, e.g., imaging from the Spitzer Survey of Stellar Structure in Galaxies (S4G), will lead to significant further advances in this area of research.
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Knapen, J. H. (2010). Rings and Bars: Unmasking Secular Evolution of Galaxies. In Galaxies and their Masks (pp. 201–220). Springer New York. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4419-7317-7_18
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