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ABSTRACT

1.INTRODUCTION

1.1.Early Beginnings

1.2.The modern galaxy

2.ELLIPTICAL GALAXY LIGHT PROFILES

2.1.Sérsic's model

2.2.The core-Sérsic model

2.3.Excess nuclear light

2.4.Excess halo light

3.STRUCTURE RELATED SCALING RELATIONS

3.1.Linear relations

3.2.Curved relations

3.3.Broken relations

4.DISC GALAXY LIGHT PROFILES

5.SUMMARY

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