Dynamical Masses of Elliptical Galaxies
Astrophysics
2009-11-07 v1
Abstract
Recent progress in the dynamical analysis of elliptical galaxy kinematics is reviewed. Results reported briefly include (i) the surprisingly uniform anisotropy structure of luminous ellipticals, (ii) their nearly flat (to ) circular velocity curves, (iii) the Tully-Fisher and relations and the connection to the Fundamental Plane, and (iv) the large halo mass densities implied by the dynamical models.
Cite
@article{arxiv.astro-ph/0203108,
title = {Dynamical Masses of Elliptical Galaxies},
author = {Ortwin Gerhard},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:astro-ph/0203108},
year = {2009}
}
Comments
To appear in: The Mass of Galaxies at Low and High Redshift, eds. R. Bender & A. Renzini, ESO Astrophysics Symposia. 6 pages, LaTeX, 1 figure