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Plummer model
(
ψ
=
GM
/
a
2
+
r
2
)
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The spherical
Plummer model
has
ψ
=
GM
/
a
2
+
r
2
and
ρ
=
3
M
a
2
/
[
4
π
(
a
2
+
r
2
)
5/2
]
. It is the
p
=
2
hypervirial model
. In unit scales its isotropic
distribution
is
24
2
E
7/2
/
(
7
π
3
)
for positive
relative energy
.
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Anisotropic Plummer distribution with unit anisotropy radius
Nonuniqueness of spherical galactic distribution functions
Past exam of the mathematics course of the University of Cambridge
/
2016
/
iii
/
Paper 320
/
2
/
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