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Lane-Emden mass formula
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Lane-Emden mass formula
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2026-09-28
If
ρ
=
ρ
c
θ
n
,
r
=
α
ξ
, and
ξ
1
is the
first
zero of the Lane-Emden
function
, then
a
spherical
polytrope
has
M
=
4
π
α
3
ρ
c
[
−
ξ
1
2
θ
′
(
ξ
1
)
]
.
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