Dynamical Mass Determinations and Scaling Relations of Early-Type Galaxies

Abstract

I review our understanding of classic dynamical scaling relations, relating luminosity, size and kinematics of early-type galaxies. Using unbiased determinations of galaxy mass profiles from stellar dynamical models, a simple picture has emerged in which scaling relations are driven by virial equilibrium, accompanied by a trend in the stellar mass-to-light ratio (M/L). This picture confirms the earliest insights. The trend is mainly due to the combined variation of age, metallicity and the stellar initial mass function (IMF). The systematic variations best correlate with the galaxy velocity dispersion, which traces the bulge mass fraction. This indicates a link between bulge growth and quenching of star formation. Dark matter is unimportant within the half-light radius, where the total mass profile is close to isothermal ($\rho \propto r^{-2}$).

arXiv comment11 pages, 6 figures. Review to appear in the Proceedings of IAU Symposium 311, Galaxy Masses as Constraints of Formation Models, ed. M. Cappellari & S. Courteau, (Cambridge: Cambridge Univ. Press)

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