 Parker wind equation (source code)

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= Parker wind equation
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For radial speed $u$, sound speed $c_s$, and central mass $M$, steady spherical mass and momentum conservation give
$$
\left(u-\frac{c_s^2}{u}\right)\frac{du}{dr}
=\frac{2c_s^2}{r}-\frac{GM}{r^2}.
$$
At a regular sonic point, $u=c_s$ and $r=GM/(2c_s^2)$ simultaneously.

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