Metallicity gradients as detectors of matter distribution in elliptical galaxies
Astrophysics
2007-05-23 v1
Abstract
In this work we discuss on the basis of the instantaneous recycling approximation the possibility of determining a relation between matter distribution (luminous and dark) in elliptical galaxies and the observed metallicity gradients. A particular case is developed in detail yielding an analitycal expression of the above relation.
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@article{arxiv.astro-ph/9706038,
title = {Metallicity gradients as detectors of matter distribution in elliptical galaxies},
author = {A. Martinelli},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:astro-ph/9706038},
year = {2007}
}
Comments
4 pages, uses l-aa.sty