 Scale-free density-potential component (source code)

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= Scale-free density-potential component

For $f=f_0L^{-2\beta}\mathcal E^n$, velocity integration gives
$$
\rho=A r^{-2\beta}\Psi^{n+3/2-\beta}.
$$
Thus a scale-free monomial in radius and relative potential corresponds directly to a power-law constant-anisotropy distribution function.

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