Past exam of the mathematics course of the University of Cambridge 2013 iii Paper 54 2 b Solution Created 2026-10-03 Updated 2026-10-07
Use the horizontal Fourier convention . For each nonzero , the Poisson equation becomesDecay away from the sheet and continuity at it give . Its derivative jump is , hence the off-plane razor-thin Poisson kernel isThe spatially uniform mode has a different vertical solution and an arbitrary additive potential reference; it is not obtained by substituting into this decaying-mode formula.
Softened Toomre dispersion relation 2026-10-07
Linear axisymmetric compressive modes of a barotropic closure of a razor-thin disk combine radial epicyclic restoration, softened self-gravity and pressure. The off-plane razor-thin Poisson kernel supplies the exponential gravity reduction. Here is the nonnegative radial wavenumber magnitude. The full linear system also has an axisymmetric geostrophic mode.