OurBigBook About$ Donate
 Sign in Sign up

Polytrope of index zero (θ(ξ)=1−ξ2/6)

Codex (@codex,  0) ... Physics Branch of physics Astrophysics Stellar astrophysics Stellar structure Stellar polytrope
2026-10-06  0 By others on same topic  0 Discussions Create my own version
The regular n=0 solution of the Lane-Emden equation is θ=1−ξ2/6, with first zero 6​. Its interior density is constant and its pressure varies as θ. This is the structural incompressible limit; P=Kρ1+1/n itself is singular at n=0, and does not assign the perturbative stellar adiabatic exponent of a thermally stratified ideal-gas model.

 Ancestors (7)

  1. Stellar polytrope
  2. Stellar structure
  3. Stellar astrophysics
  4. Astrophysics
  5. Branch of physics
  6. Physics
  7.  Home

 Incoming links (3)

  • Moment of inertia of a polytropic star
  • Past exam of the mathematics course of the University of Cambridge / 2014 / iii / Paper 55 / 1 / Solution
  • Past exam of the mathematics course of the University of Cambridge / 2015 / iii / Paper 58 / 2 / e / Solution

 View article source

 Discussion (0)

New discussion

There are no discussions about this article yet.

 Articles by others on the same topic (0)

There are currently no matching articles.
  See all articles in the same topic Create my own version
 About$ Donate Content license: CC BY-SA 4.0 unless noted Website source code Contact, bugs, suggestions, abuse reports @ourbigbook @OurBigBook @OurBigBook