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HongSheng Zhao
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Gravity is nearly a universal constant in the cusp of an NFW galaxy halo. Inside this external field an isothermal gas sphere will collapse and trigger a starburst if above a critical central pressure. Thus formed spheroidal stellar systems have Sersic-profile and satisfy the Faber-Jackson relation. The process is consistent with observed starbursts. We also recover the M_BH vs. velocity dispersion relation, if the gas collapse is regulated or resisted by the feedback from radiation from the central BH.
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