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Stellar polytrope
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Stellar polytrope
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Created
2026-09-24
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2026-09-24
A
stellar polytrope
obeys
P
=
K
ρ
1
+
1/
n
for constant
K
and polytropic index
n
. Its dimensionless
density
profile satisfies the
Lane-Emden equation
.
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