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Hankel representation of thin-disk gravity (Φ=∫0∞​S(k)J0​(kR)e−k∣z∣dk)

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For an axisymmetric reflection-symmetric thin disk, the Laplace equation in cylindrical coordinates separates into regular radial Bessel functions and vertical decaying exponentials. The divergence theorem imposes Φz+​−Φz−​=4πGΣ. Hankel transform inversion gives S(k)=−2πG∫0∞​Σ(R)J0​(kR)RdR. Its radial derivative gives the galaxy rotation curve. Infinite scale-free models may require subtracting an additive divergent constant.

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