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| Paper: |
Passive Evolution, or the Evolution of the M/L Ratio of Early-type Galaxies to z = 0.83 |
| Volume: |
197, XVth IAP Meeting Dynamics of Galaxies: From the Early Universe to the Present |
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231 |
| Authors: |
Franx, M.; van Dokkum, P. G.; Kelson, D.; Illingworth, G. D. |
| Abstract: |
We have used the Fundamental Plane relation to measure the evolution of the mass-to-light ratio of early-type galaxies out to z = 0.83. This evolution is equivalent to ``passive evolution''. The evolution is very slow, and consistent with a high formation redshift in an open universe. This measurement is the first step needed to convert luminosities and luminosity functions at high redshift into masses and mass functions. |
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