Thin-disk potential-density inversion

ID: thin-disk-potential-density-inversion

For an isolated razor-thin disk, define the two-dimensional Fourier transform by . At , the razor-thin disk Poisson kernel gives the displayed inversion. Since the transform of is , inversion also gives . The forward relation is . An additive potential constant is irrelevant; a uniform infinite sheet and scale-free divergent potentials require separate zero-mode or potential-difference treatment rather than an arbitrary decaying boundary condition.

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