 Gravitational potential of a truncated singular isothermal sphere (source code)

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= Gravitational potential of a truncated singular isothermal sphere
{title2=$\Phi(r)=-2k[1+\ln(r_0/r)]$}

With potential zero at infinity, a truncated profile $\rho=k/(2\pi Gr^2)$ has $\Phi(r)=-2k[1+\ln(r_0/r)]$ inside the truncation. Exterior spherical shells have zero force inside but contribute a nonzero constant potential there; omitting them changes escape work.

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