Boundary virial term of a singular isothermal sphere

ID: boundary-virial-term-of-a-singular-isothermal-sphere

A finite spherical subvolume has radial-pressure virial surface term . The infinite singular isothermal sphere has divergent total mass and energies, so a finite isolated virial theorem cannot omit this term. Different orbital distributions with the same density can have different radial boundary pressures.

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