Dynamical Masses of Elliptical Galaxies

Abstract

Recent progress in the dynamical analysis of elliptical galaxy kinematics is reviewed. Results reported briefly include (i) the surprisingly uniform anisotropy structure of luminous ellipticals, (ii) their nearly flat (to $\sim 2R_e$) circular velocity curves, (iii) the Tully-Fisher and $M/L-L$ relations and the connection to the Fundamental Plane, and (iv) the large halo mass densities implied by the dynamical models.

arXiv commentTo appear in: The Mass of Galaxies at Low and High Redshift, eds. R. Bender & A. Renzini, ESO Astrophysics Symposia. 6 pages, LaTeX, 1 figure