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--- courses:ast403:elliptical-galaxies [2026/02/11 06:35] – created asad
+++ courses:ast403:elliptical-galaxies [2026/02/12 20:12] (current) – [0.2 The Faber-Jackson Relation] shuvo
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-===== Elliptical Galaxies =====
+====== Elliptical Galaxies ======
 ==== - General Characteristics ====
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 $$log_{10}\sigma_0 = -0.1 M_B+ constant$$
+[{{ :courses:ast403:faber_jackson.jpg?600 | Fig 1: The Faber–Jackson relation represents a correlation between central velocity dis-
+persion and luminosity . The relation is a consequence of the virial theorem. (Data from Bender et al.,
+Ap. J. , 399, 462, 1992.)}}]
 ==== - The Fundamental Plane ====