The Mass to Light ratio and the Initial Mass Function in galactic discs
arXiv:astro-ph/0210386 · doi:10.1023/A:1024060629820
Abstract
A low mass-to-light ratio for the baryonic component of spiral galaxies is advocated by a number of dynamical studies and by cosmological simulations of galaxy formation. We discuss the possibility of obtaining low mass-to-light ratios for the stellar component in discs, by changing the Initial Mass Function and the Star Formation History.
4 pages, 8 figures, to appear in the proceedings of "The Evolution of Galaxies. III. From simple approaches to self-consistent models" (Kiel, July 2002), G. Hensler et al. (eds.)
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