The fundamental plane of elliptical galaxies with modified Newtonian dynamics [PDF]
, 2000 The modified Newtonian dynamics (MOND), suggested by Milgrom as an alternative to dark matter, implies that isothermal spheres with a fixed anisotropy parameter should exhibit a near-perfect relation between the mass and velocity dispersion of the form M
R. H. Sanders
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Galaxy merging, the fundamental plane of elliptical galaxies and the MBH -- 0 relation [PDF]
, 2003 We explore the effects of dissipationless merging on the Fundamental Plane of elliptical galaxies by using a N-body code based on a new, high performance numerical scheme (Dehnen 2002).
Carlo Nipoti, P. Londrillo, Luca Ciotti
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The tilt of the fundamental plane of elliptical galaxies — I. Exploring dynamical and structural effects [PDF]
, 1996 In this paper we explore several structural and dynamical effects on the projected velocity dispersion as possible causes of the fundamental plane (FP) tilt of elliptical galaxies.
Luca Ciotti, B. Lanzoni, A. Renzini
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Dissipationless mergers of elliptical galaxies and the evolution of the fundamental plane [PDF]
, 2005 We carry out numerical simulations of dissipationless major mergers of elliptical galaxies using initial galaxy models that consist of a dark matter halo and a stellar bulge with properties consistent with the observed fundamental plane.
Michael Boylan-Kolchin +2 more
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Origin of the fundamental plane of elliptical galaxies in the Coma cluster without fine-tuning [PDF]
, 2017 After thirty years of the discovery of the fundamental plane, explanations to the tilt of the fundamental plane with respect to the virial plane still suffer from the need of fine-tuning.
Mu Chen Chiu +2 more
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Luminosity dependence in the Fundamental Plane projections of elliptical galaxies [PDF]
, 2007 We analyse the Fundamental Plane projections of elliptical galaxies as a function of luminosity, using a sample of ≈80 000 galaxies drawn from Data Release 4 (DR4) of the Sloan Digital Sky Survey (SDSS). We separate brightest cluster galaxies (BCGs) from
L. Desroches +3 more
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On the origin of dwarf elliptical galaxies: the fundamental plane [PDF]
, 2008 Context. Early-type dwarf (dE) galaxies are the most common type of galaxies observed in the Universe. Their study has important cosmological implications because according to hierarchical galaxy evolution theories they are the progenitors of brighter ...
J. A. L. Aguerri +1 more
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Clues on regularity in the structure and kinematics of elliptical galaxies from self-consistent hydrodynamical simulations: the dynamical Fundamental Plane [PDF]
, 2006 We have analysed the parameters characterizing the mass and velocity distributions of two samples of relaxed elliptical-like objects (ELOs) identified, at z = 0, in a set of self-consistent hydrodynamical simulations operating in the context of a ...
José Oñorbe +4 more
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The star formation histories of elliptical galaxies across the Fundamental Plane [PDF]
, 2007 We present the first results from a study designed to test whet her, given high-quality spectrophotometry spanning the mid-ultraviolet‐optical wavelength regime, it is possible to distinguish the metal content and star-formation history of in dividual ...
L. A. Nolan +5 more
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The Fundamental Plane of Cluster Elliptical Galaxies at z = 1.25 [PDF]
, 2005 Using deep Hubble Space Telescope Advanced Camera for Surveys imaging and Very Large Telescope FOcal Reducer/low dispersion Spectrograph 2 spectra, we determined the velocity dispersions, effective radii, and surface brightnesses for four early-type ...
B. Holden +10 more
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