Polytropic gas spheres: An approximate analytic solution of the Lane-Emden equation

Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society

Volumn 281, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 1197-1205

  Liu, F K ^a  

^a SISSA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Galaxy: kinematics and dynamics; Galaxy: structure; Methods: analytical; Stars: evolution; Stars: neutron; White dwarfs

Indexed keywords

GALAXIES; POTENTIAL ENERGY;

APPROXIMATE ANALYTIC SOLUTIONS; GALAXIES: KINEMATICS AND DYNAMICS; GALAXIES:STRUCTURE; LANE-EMDEN EQUATION; METHODS:ANALYTICAL; POLYTROPIC GAS; POLYTROPIC MODEL; STAR: EVOLUTION; STARS: NEUTRONS; STELLAR EVOLUTIONS;

WHITE DWARFS;

EID: 0001703471     PISSN: 00358711     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/mnras/281.4.1197     Document Type: Article

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