Meridional velocity isotropy of a two-integral distribution

ID: meridional-velocity-isotropy-of-a-two-integral-distribution

At fixed position a two-integral distribution depends on only through . Swapping these integration variables makes their second moments equal. Their odd moments and mixed second moments vanish by reflection symmetry. For an even function of the azimuthal velocity is also centered, so all mixed entries of the velocity ellipsoid vanish.

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