Astronomy and Astrophysics – Astrophysics
Scientific paper
Nov 2000
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"Encyclopedia of Astronomy and Astrophysics, Edited by Paul Murdin, article 4693. Bristol: Institute of Physics Publishing, 2001
Astronomy and Astrophysics
Astrophysics
Galaxies, Galactic Models And Concepts
Scientific paper
A correlation between the luminosity of an elliptical galaxy and the velocity dispersion (the spread in velocities) of the stars in its central regions that was established in 1976 by S M Faber and R E Jackson. The light that emerges from the central regions of an elliptical galaxy is the combined light of large numbers of stars, some of which (measured relative to the center of the galaxy) are a...
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