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Self-gravity in a thin spherical shell expansion (Wself​=−GMs2​/(2R))

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A shell of fixed mass Ms​ and radius R has self-energy −GMs2​/(2R). Its inward generalized force opposing an increase of radius is GMs2​/(2R2). Including this in a swept-gas shell threshold changes an interior-only factor f(1−f) to f(1−f/2) when the original total mass is held fixed.

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  • Past exam of the relativistic Astrophysics and Cosmology course of the University of Cambridge / 2016 / Paper 1 / 1 / Solution

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