The virial theorem for a stationary isolated system with inverse-square gravity iswhere K is total kinetic energy in the system's centre-of-mass frame and W is its negative gravitational potential energy. The brackets denote a suitable time or ensemble average. Surface pressure, rapid evolution or mass fluxes add terms, so equilibrium and an appropriate boundary are substantive assumptions.
2⟨K⟩+⟨W⟩=0,
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