Abstract
AbstractBased on the wealth of multiwavelength imaging data from the SDSS, we investigate whether dwarf and giant early‐type galaxies in the Virgo cluster follow a continuum in their structural parameters and their stellar population characteristics. More specifically we study the relation between size and brightness for the galaxies and their color magnitude relation. In both cases, we find noticeable deviations from a simple joint behavior of dwarfs and giants. We discuss these findings in the light of the different formation mechanisms commonly assumed for dwarf and giant early types, thereby taking into account the existence of several distinct early‐type dwarf subclasses. By comparing our results to a semianalytic model of galaxy formation, we argue that the analyzed relations might be reproduced by processes that form dwarfs and giants altogether. The work presented here is based on Janz & Lisker (2008, 2009) (© 2009 WILEY‐VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, Weinheim)
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