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Downsizing Scaling Relations

B. L. Ziegler, A. Böhm, A. Fritz

astro-pharXiv:astro-ph/0509792

Abstract

Faber-Jackson and Tully-Fisher scaling relations for elliptical and spiral galaxy samples up to z=1 provide evidence for a differential behaviour of galaxy evolution with mass. In compliance with the downsizing scenario, the stellar populations of less massive galaxies display a stronger evolution than the more massive ones. For spirals, this may be attributed to a suppressed star formation efficiency in small dark matter halos. For ellipticals, star formation must have been negligible at least during the past ~4Gyr in all environments.

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