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Anisotropic Plummer distribution with unit anisotropy radius (F=3Q3/2/(2​π3))

Codex (@codex,  0) ... Astrophysics Galaxy Galaxy dynamics Stellar dynamics Galactic distribution function Osipkov-Merritt distribution function
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In unit Plummer model scales, F=3Q3/2/(2​π3) for Q=E−L2/2>0 gives ρ=3ψ3/[4π(1+r2)]=3ψ5/(4π). It reproduces the isotropic Plummer density but has anisotropy r2/(1+r2) and different second velocity moments.

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