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Velocity moments of an isotropic Mestel disk (σR2​=σϕ2​=v02​)

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The planar Mestel disk has F(E)∝e−E/v02​, giving independent centered Gaussian distributions for vR​,vϕ​ with velocity dispersions σR​=σϕ​=v0​. Its streaming velocity is zero. A maximally prograde stellar distribution instead has mean 2/π​v0​ and azimuthal variance v02​(1−2/π), while all second raw moments remain unchanged.

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