Abstract
The problem of the tilt of the Fundamental Plane (FP), i.e. of the apparent departure of the FP from the prediction of Virial Theorem (VT), is a crucial one for the understanding of the physical meaning of the scaling laws that link the global properties of elliptical galaxies.
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Busarello, G., Capaccioli, M., Lanzoni, B., Longo, G., Puddu, E. (1997). Where Does the ‘Tilt’ Come From?. In: da Costa, L.N., Renzini, A. (eds) Galaxy Scaling Relations: Origins, Evolution and Applications. ESO Astrophysics Symposia. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-69654-4_37
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