The mass to light ratio and the initial mass function in galactic discs |
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Authors: | Laura Portinari Jesper Sommer-Larsen Rosaria Tantalo |
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Affiliation: | (1) Theoretical Astrophysics Center, Copenhagen, Denmark;(2) Dipartimento di Astronomia, Padova, Italy |
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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. This revised version was published online in August 2006 with corrections to the Cover Date. |
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