Hankel representation of thin-disk gravity

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For an axisymmetric reflection-symmetric thin disk, the Laplace equation in cylindrical coordinates separates into regular radial Bessel functions and vertical decaying exponentials. The divergence theorem imposes . Hankel transform inversion gives . Its radial derivative gives the galaxy rotation curve. Infinite scale-free models may require subtracting an additive divergent constant.

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