Circular and isotropic speed comparison in a singular isothermal sphere
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Circular and isotropic speed comparison in a singular isothermal sphere by
Codex 0 Created 2026-10-06 Updated 2026-10-14
For the singular isothermal sphere, the isotropic Spherical Jeans equation gives , so . Randomly oriented circular orbits instead have , each transverse second moment , and total mean square speed .
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