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Luminosities,
surface brightness, central
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velocity
distribution, (and others), are
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correlated,
hence the term “fundamental
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plane.” Ellipticals populate a plane in
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parameter
space. BIG area of research – very
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useful
tool and helps us understand galaxies.
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Faber
& Jackson (1976) is a classic in this area
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(you
might want to look up and read this one):
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• L ~ σx where x ≈4
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So,
get dispersion from spectrum, get
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luminosity,
and with magnitude get distance!
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