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Solution Technique 1

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	<math> M_r \equiv \int_0^r 4\pi r^2 \rho dr </math> .		<math> M_r \equiv \int_0^r 4\pi r^2 \rho dr </math> .
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	For a uniform-density configuration, {{User:Tohline/Math/VAR_Density01}} = <math>\rho_c</math> = constant, so the density can be pulled outside the mass integral and the integral can be completed immediately to give,		For a uniform-density configuration, {{User:Tohline/Math/VAR_Density01}} = <math>~\rho_c</math> = constant, so the density can be pulled outside the mass integral and the integral can be completed immediately to give,
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	<math> M_r = \frac{4\pi}{3}\rho_c r^3 </math> .		<math> M_r = \frac{4\pi}{3}\rho_c r^3 </math> .
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	<math> \frac{dP}{dr} = - \frac{4\pi G}{3} \rho_c^2 r </math> .		<math> \frac{dP}{dr} = - \frac{4\pi G}{3} \rho_c^2 r </math> .
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	Integrating this from the center of the configuration — where <math>r=0</math> and <math>P = P_c</math> — out to an arbitrary radius <math>r</math> that is still inside the configuration, we obtain,		Integrating this from the center of the configuration — where <math>~r=0</math> and <math>~P = P_c</math> — out to an arbitrary radius <math>~r</math> that is still inside the configuration, we obtain,
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	<math> \int_{P_c}^P dP = - \frac{4\pi G}{3} \rho_c^2 \int_0^r r dr </math><br />		<math> \int_{P_c}^P dP = - \frac{4\pi G}{3} \rho_c^2 \int_0^r r dr </math><br />
	<math>\Rightarrow ~~~~ P = P_c - \frac{2\pi G}{3} \rho_c^2 r^2 </math>		<math>\Rightarrow ~~~~ P = P_c - \frac{2\pi G}{3} \rho_c^2 r^2 </math>
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	We expect the pressure to drop to zero at the surface of our spherical configuration — that is, at <math>r=R</math> — so the central pressure must be,		-->
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			<math>~ \int_{P_c}^P dP </math>
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			<math>~=</math>
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			<math>~- \frac{4\pi G}{3} \rho_c^2 \int_0^r r dr </math>
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			<math>~ \Rightarrow ~~~ P </math>
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			<math>~=</math>
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			<math>~P_c - \frac{2\pi G}{3} \rho_c^2 r^2 \, .</math>
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			We expect the pressure to drop to zero at the surface of our spherical configuration — that is, at <math>~r=R</math> — so the central pressure must be,

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	<math>P_c = \frac{2\pi G}{3} \rho_c^2 R^2 = \frac{3G}{8\pi}\biggl( \frac{M^2}{R^4} \biggr)</math> ,		<math>P_c = \frac{2\pi G}{3} \rho_c^2 R^2 = \frac{3G}{8\pi}\biggl( \frac{M^2}{R^4} \biggr)</math> ,
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	where <math>M</math> is the total mass of the configuration. Finally, then, we have,
			where <math>~M</math> is the total mass of the configuration. Finally, then, we have,

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	<math>P(r) = P_c\biggl[1 - \biggl(\frac{r}{R}\biggr)^2 \biggr] </math> .		<math>P(r) = P_c\biggl[1 - \biggl(\frac{r}{R}\biggr)^2 \biggr] </math> .

Tohline: /* Summary */ Add a couple of "span" id tags

2017-02-14T02:35:24Z

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	* <font color="red">Enthalpy</font>:		* <span id="UniformSphereEnthalpy"><font color="red">Enthalpy</font>:</span>
	: Throughout the configuration, the enthalpy is given by the relation,		: Throughout the configuration, the enthalpy is given by the relation,
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	* <font color="red">Gravitational potential</font>:		* <span id="UniformSpherePotential"><font color="red">Gravitational potential</font>: </span>
	: Throughout the configuration — that is, for all <math>r \leq R</math> — the gravitational potential is given by the relation,		: Throughout the configuration — that is, for all <math>r \leq R</math> — the gravitational potential is given by the relation,
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Tohline: /* Uniform-Density Sphere Embedded in an External Medium */ Add last sentence showing limit of P_e --> 0

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Uniform-Density Sphere Embedded in an External Medium: Add last sentence showing limit of P_e --> 0

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	<math>P_c - P_e = \frac{2\pi G}{3} \rho_c^2 R_e^2 = \frac{3G}{8\pi}\biggl( \frac{M^2}{R_e^4} \biggr)</math>		<math>P_c - P_e = \frac{2\pi G}{3} \rho_c^2 R_e^2 = \frac{3G}{8\pi}\biggl( \frac{M^2}{R_e^4} \biggr)</math>

	<math>\Rightarrow ~~~~~ P_c \biggl( 1 - \frac{P_e}{P_c} \biggr) = \frac{3G}{8\pi}\biggl( \frac{M^2}{R_e^4} \biggr) \, .</math>		<math>\Rightarrow ~~~~~ P_c \biggl( 1 - \frac{P_e}{P_c} \biggr) = \frac{3G}{8\pi}\biggl( \frac{M^2}{R_e^4} \biggr) \, ,</math>
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	where <math>M</math> is the total mass of the configuration. Solving for the equilibrium radius, we have,		where <math>M</math> is the total mass of the configuration. Solving for the equilibrium radius, we have,
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	<math> R_e = \biggl[ \biggl( \frac{3}{2^3\pi} \biggr) \frac{G M^2}{P_c} \biggl( 1 - \frac{P_e}{P_c} \biggr)^{-1} \biggr]^{1/4} \, .</math>		<math> R_e = \biggl[ \biggl( \frac{3}{2^3\pi} \biggr) \frac{G M^2}{P_c} \biggl( 1 - \frac{P_e}{P_c} \biggr)^{-1} \biggr]^{1/4} \, .</math>
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			As it should, when the ratio <math>~P_e/P_c \rightarrow 0</math>, this relation reduces to the one obtained, above, for the isolated uniform-density sphere, namely,
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			<math> R_e^4 = \biggl( \frac{3}{8\pi} \biggr) \frac{G M^2}{P_c} \, .</math>
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Tohline: /* Uniform-Density Sphere */ Insert derivation of truncated uniform-density sphere

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Uniform-Density Sphere: Insert derivation of truncated uniform-density sphere

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	Here we~~'re going to~~ derive the interior structural properties of a uniform-density sphere using all three [~~http://www.vistrails.org/index.php/~~User:Tohline/SphericallySymmetricConfigurations/SolutionStrategies#Solution_Strategies solution strategies]. While deriving essentially the same solution three different ways might seem like a bit of overkill, this approach proves to be instructive because (a) it forces us to examine the structural behavior of a number of different physical parameters, and (b) it illustrates how to work through the different solution strategies for one model whose structure can in fact be derived analytically using any of the techniques. As we shall see when studying other self-gravitating configurations, the three strategies are not always equally fruitful.		Here we derive the interior structural properties of an isolated uniform-density sphere using all three [[User:Tohline/SphericallySymmetricConfigurations/SolutionStrategies#Solution_Strategies\|solution strategies]]. While deriving essentially the same solution three different ways might seem like a bit of overkill, this approach proves to be instructive because (a) it forces us to examine the structural behavior of a number of different physical parameters, and (b) it illustrates how to work through the different solution strategies for one model whose structure can in fact be derived analytically using any of the techniques. As we shall see when studying other self-gravitating configurations, the three strategies are not always equally fruitful.

	==Solution Technique 1==		==Solution Technique 1==

	Adopting [~~http://www.vistrails.org/index.php/~~User:Tohline/SphericallySymmetricConfigurations/SolutionStrategies#Technique_1 solution technique #1], we need to solve the integro-differential equation,		Adopting [[User:Tohline/SphericallySymmetricConfigurations/SolutionStrategies#Technique_1\|solution technique #1]], we need to solve the integro-differential equation,

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	==Solution Technique 3==		==Solution Technique 3==

	Adopting [~~http://www.vistrails.org/index.php/~~User:Tohline/SphericallySymmetricConfigurations/SolutionStrategies#Technique_3 solution technique #3], we need to solve the ''algebraic'' expression,		Adopting [[User:Tohline/SphericallySymmetricConfigurations/SolutionStrategies#Technique_3\|solution technique #3]], we need to solve the ''algebraic'' expression,
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	<math>H + \Phi = C_\mathrm{B}</math> .		<math>~H + \Phi = C_\mathrm{B}</math> .
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	in conjunction with the Poisson equation,		in conjunction with the Poisson equation,
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	Turning to the above algebraic condition, we will adopt the convention that {{User:Tohline/Math/VAR_Enthalpy01}} is set to zero at the surface of a barotropic configuration, in which case the constant, <math>C_\mathrm{B}</math>, must be,		Turning to the above algebraic condition, we will adopt the convention that {{User:Tohline/Math/VAR_Enthalpy01}} is set to zero at the surface of a barotropic configuration, in which case the constant, <math>C_\mathrm{B}</math>, must be,
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	<math>C_\mathrm{B} = (H + \Phi)_\mathrm{surf} = \Phi_\mathrm{surf}</math> .		<math>~C_\mathrm{B} = (H + \Phi)_\mathrm{surf} = \Phi_\mathrm{surf}</math> .
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	Therefore, everywhere inside the configuration {{User:Tohline/Math/VAR_Enthalpy01}} must be given by the expression,		Therefore, everywhere inside the configuration {{User:Tohline/Math/VAR_Enthalpy01}} must be given by the expression,
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	<math>H(r) = \Phi_\mathrm{surf} - \Phi(r)</math> .		<math>~H(r) = \Phi_\mathrm{surf} - \Phi(r)</math> .
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	Matching this with our solution of the Poisson equation, we conclude that, throughout the configuration,		Matching this with our solution of the Poisson equation, we conclude that, throughout the configuration,
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			=Uniform-Density Sphere Embedded in an External Medium=
			For the ''isolated'' uniform-density sphere, discussed above, the surface of the configuration was identified as the radial location where the pressure drops to zero. Here we embed the sphere in a hot, tenuous medium that exerts a confining "external" pressure, <math>~P_e</math>, and ask how the configuration's equilibrium radius, <math>~R_e</math>, changes in response to this applied external pressure, for a given (fixed) total mass and central pressure, <math>~P_c</math>.

			Following [[User:Tohline/SSC/Structure/UniformDensity#Solution_Technique_1\|solution technique #1]], the derivation remains the same up through the integration of the hydrostatic balance equation to obtain the relation,
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			<math>P = P_c - \frac{2\pi G}{3} \rho_c^2 r^2 \, .</math>
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			Now we set <math>~P = P_e</math> at the surface of our spherical configuration — that is, at <math>~r=R_e</math> — so we can write,
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			<math>P_c - P_e = \frac{2\pi G}{3} \rho_c^2 R_e^2 = \frac{3G}{8\pi}\biggl( \frac{M^2}{R_e^4} \biggr)</math>

			<math>\Rightarrow ~~~~~ P_c \biggl( 1 - \frac{P_e}{P_c} \biggr) = \frac{3G}{8\pi}\biggl( \frac{M^2}{R_e^4} \biggr) \, .</math>
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			where <math>M</math> is the total mass of the configuration. Solving for the equilibrium radius, we have,
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			<math> R_e = \biggl[ \biggl( \frac{3}{2^3\pi} \biggr) \frac{G M^2}{P_c} \biggl( 1 - \frac{P_e}{P_c} \biggr)^{-1} \biggr]^{1/4} \, .</math>
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	Here we're going to derive the interior structural properties of a uniform-density sphere using all three [http://www.vistrails.org/index.php/User:Tohline/SphericallySymmetricConfigurations/SolutionStrategies#Solution_Strategies solution strategies]. While deriving essentially the same solution three different ways might seem like a bit of overkill, this approach proves to be instructive because (a) it forces us to examine the structural behavior of a number of different physical parameters, and (b) it illustrates how to work through the different solution strategies for one model whose structure can in fact be derived analytically using any of the techniques. As we shall see when studying other self-gravitating configurations, the three strategies are not always equally fruitful.		Here we're going to derive the interior structural properties of a uniform-density sphere using all three [http://www.vistrails.org/index.php/User:Tohline/SphericallySymmetricConfigurations/SolutionStrategies#Solution_Strategies solution strategies]. While deriving essentially the same solution three different ways might seem like a bit of overkill, this approach proves to be instructive because (a) it forces us to examine the structural behavior of a number of different physical parameters, and (b) it illustrates how to work through the different solution strategies for one model whose structure can in fact be derived analytically using any of the techniques. As we shall see when studying other self-gravitating configurations, the three strategies are not always equally fruitful.

Tohline: Re-create derivation of structure for uniform-density sphere

2010-04-01T16:27:10Z

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=Uniform-Density Sphere (structure)=
[[Image:LSU_Structure_still.gif|74px|left]]
Here we're going to derive the interior structural properties of a uniform-density sphere using all three [http://www.vistrails.org/index.php/User:Tohline/SphericallySymmetricConfigurations/SolutionStrategies#Solution_Strategies solution strategies]. While deriving essentially the same solution three different ways might seem like a bit of overkill, this approach proves to be instructive because (a) it forces us to examine the structural behavior of a number of different physical parameters, and (b) it illustrates how to work through the different solution strategies for one model whose structure can in fact be derived analytically using any of the techniques. As we shall see when studying other self-gravitating configurations, the three strategies are not always equally fruitful.

==Solution Technique 1==

Adopting [http://www.vistrails.org/index.php/User:Tohline/SphericallySymmetricConfigurations/SolutionStrategies#Technique_1 solution technique #1], we need to solve the integro-differential equation,

<div align="center">
{{User:Tohline/Math/EQ_SShydrostaticBalance01}}
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appreciating that,
<div align="center">
<math> M_r \equiv \int_0^r 4\pi r^2 \rho dr </math> .
</div>
For a uniform-density configuration, {{User:Tohline/Math/VAR_Density01}} = <math>\rho_c</math> = constant, so the density can be pulled outside the mass integral and the integral can be completed immediately to give,
<div align="center">
<math> M_r = \frac{4\pi}{3}\rho_c r^3 </math> .
</div>
Hence, the differential equation describing hydrostatic balance becomes,
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<math> \frac{dP}{dr} = - \frac{4\pi G}{3} \rho_c^2 r </math> .
</div>
Integrating this from the center of the configuration — where <math>r=0</math> and <math>P = P_c</math> — out to an arbitrary radius <math>r</math> that is still inside the configuration, we obtain,
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<math> \int_{P_c}^P dP = - \frac{4\pi G}{3} \rho_c^2 \int_0^r r dr </math><br />
<math>\Rightarrow ~~~~ P = P_c - \frac{2\pi G}{3} \rho_c^2 r^2 </math>
</div>
We expect the pressure to drop to zero at the surface of our spherical configuration — that is, at <math>r=R</math> — so the central pressure must be,
<div align="center">
<math>P_c = \frac{2\pi G}{3} \rho_c^2 R^2 = \frac{3G}{8\pi}\biggl( \frac{M^2}{R^4} \biggr)</math> ,
</div>
where <math>M</math> is the total mass of the configuration. Finally, then, we have,
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<math>P(r) = P_c\biggl[1 - \biggl(\frac{r}{R}\biggr)^2 \biggr] </math> .
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==Solution Technique 3==

Adopting [http://www.vistrails.org/index.php/User:Tohline/SphericallySymmetricConfigurations/SolutionStrategies#Technique_3 solution technique #3], we need to solve the ''algebraic'' expression,
<div align="center">
<math>H + \Phi = C_\mathrm{B}</math> .
</div>
in conjunction with the Poisson equation,
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<math>\frac{1}{r^2} \frac{d }{dr} \biggl( r^2 \frac{d \Phi}{dr} \biggr) = 4\pi G \rho </math> .
</div>
Appreciating that, as shown above, for a uniform density ({{User:Tohline/Math/VAR_Density01}} = <math>\rho_c</math> = constant) configuration,
<div align="center">
<math> M_r = \int_0^r 4\pi r^2 \rho dr = \frac{4\pi}{3}\rho_c r^3 </math> ,
</div>
we can integrate the Poisson equation once to give,
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<math> \frac{d\Phi}{dr} = \frac{4\pi G}{3} \rho_c r </math> ,
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everywhere inside the configuration. Integrating this expression from any point inside the configuration to the surface, we find that,
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<math> \int_{\Phi(r)}^{\Phi_\mathrm{surf}} d\Phi = \frac{4\pi G}{3} \rho_c \int_r^R r dr </math> <br />
<math>\Rightarrow ~~~~~ \Phi_\mathrm{surf} - \Phi(r) = \frac{2\pi G}{3} \rho_c R^2 \biggl[ 1- \biggl(\frac{r}{R} \biggr)^2 \biggr] </math>
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Turning to the above algebraic condition, we will adopt the convention that {{User:Tohline/Math/VAR_Enthalpy01}} is set to zero at the surface of a barotropic configuration, in which case the constant, <math>C_\mathrm{B}</math>, must be,
<div align="center">
<math>C_\mathrm{B} = (H + \Phi)_\mathrm{surf} = \Phi_\mathrm{surf}</math> .
</div>
Therefore, everywhere inside the configuration {{User:Tohline/Math/VAR_Enthalpy01}} must be given by the expression,
<div align="center">
<math>H(r) = \Phi_\mathrm{surf} - \Phi(r)</math> .
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Matching this with our solution of the Poisson equation, we conclude that, throughout the configuration,
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<math> H(r) = \frac{2\pi G}{3} \rho_c R^2 \biggl[ 1- \biggl(\frac{r}{R} \biggr)^2 \biggr]</math> .
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Comparing this result with the result we obtained using solution technique #1, it is clear that throughout a uniform-density, self-gravitating sphere,
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<math>\frac{P}{H} = \rho</math> .
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==Solution Technique 2==

Adopting [http://www.vistrails.org/index.php/User:Tohline/SphericallySymmetricConfigurations/SolutionStrategies#Technique_2 solution technique #2], we need to solve the following single, <math>2^\mathrm{nd}</math>-order ODE:
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<math>\frac{1}{r^2} \frac{d }{dr} \biggl( r^2 \frac{d H}{dr} \biggr) = - 4\pi G \rho </math> .
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Appreciating again that, for a uniform density ({{User:Tohline/Math/VAR_Density01}} = <math>\rho_c</math> = constant) configuration,
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<math> M_r = \int_0^r 4\pi r^2 \rho dr = \frac{4\pi}{3}\rho_c r^3 </math> ,
</div>
we can integrate the <math>2^\mathrm{nd}</math>-order ODE once to give,
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<math> \frac{dH}{dr} = -\frac{4\pi G}{3} \rho_c r </math> ,
</div>
everywhere inside the configuration. Integrating this expression from any point inside the configuration to the surface — where, again, we adopt the convention that {{User:Tohline/Math/VAR_Enthalpy01}} = 0 — we find that,
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<math> \int_{H(r)}^{0} dH = - \frac{4\pi G}{3} \rho_c \int_r^R r dr </math> <br />
<math>\Rightarrow ~~~~~ H(r) = \frac{2\pi G}{3} \rho_c R^2 \biggl[ 1- \biggl(\frac{r}{R} \biggr)^2 \biggr] </math> .
</div>

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==Summary==
</font>

From the above derivations, we can describe the properties of a uniform-density, self-gravitating sphere as follows:
* <font color="red">Mass</font>:
: Given the density, <math>\rho_c</math>, and the radius, <math>R</math>, of the configuration, the total mass is,
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<math>M = \frac{4\pi}{3} \rho_c R^3 </math> ;
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: and, expressed as a function of <math>M</math>, the mass that lies interior to radius <math>r</math> is,
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<math>\frac{M_r}{M} = \biggl(\frac{r}{R} \biggr)^3</math> .
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* <font color="red">Pressure</font>:
: Given values for the pair of model parameters <math>( \rho_c , R )</math>, or <math>( M , R )</math>, or <math>( \rho_c , M )</math>, the central pressure of the configuration is,
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<math>P_c = \frac{2\pi G}{3} \rho_c^2 R^2 = \frac{3G}{8\pi}\biggl( \frac{M^2}{R^4} \biggr) = \biggl[ \frac{\pi}{6} G^3 \rho_c^4 M^2 \biggr]^{1/3}</math> ;
</div>

: and, expressed in terms of the central pressure <math>P_c</math>, the variation with radius of the pressure is,
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<math>P(r) = P_c \biggl[ 1 -\biggl(\frac{r}{R} \biggr)^2 \biggr]</math> .
</div>

* <font color="red">Enthalpy</font>:
: Throughout the configuration, the enthalpy is given by the relation,
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<math>H(r) = \frac{P(r)}{ \rho_c} = \frac{GM}{2R} \biggl[ 1 -\biggl(\frac{r}{R} \biggr)^2 \biggr]</math> .
</div>

* <font color="red">Gravitational potential</font>:
: Throughout the configuration — that is, for all <math>r \leq R</math> — the gravitational potential is given by the relation,
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<math>\Phi_\mathrm{surf} - \Phi(r) = H(r) = \frac{G M}{2R} \biggl[ 1- \biggl(\frac{r}{R} \biggr)^2 \biggr] </math> .
</div>
: Outside of this spherical configuration— that is, for all <math>r \geq R</math> — the potential should behave like a point mass potential, that is,
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<math>\Phi(r) = - \frac{GM}{r} </math> .
</div>
: Matching these two expressions at the surface of the configuration, that is, setting <math>\Phi_\mathrm{surf} = - GM/R</math>, we have what is generally considered the properly normalized prescription for the gravitational potential inside a uniform-density, spherically symmetric configuration:
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<math>\Phi(r) = - \frac{G M}{R} \biggl\{ 1 + \frac{1}{2}\biggl[ 1- \biggl(\frac{r}{R} \biggr)^2 \biggr] \biggr\} = - \frac{3G M}{2R} \biggl[ 1 - \frac{1}{3} \biggl(\frac{r}{R} \biggr)^2 \biggr] </math> .
</div>

* <font color="red">Mass-Radius relationship</font>:
: We see that, for a given value of <math>\rho_c</math>, the relationship between the configuration's total mass and radius is,
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<math>M \propto R^3 ~~~~~\mathrm{or}~~~~~R \propto M^{1/3} </math> .
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* <font color="red">Central- to Mean-Density Ratio</font>:
: Because this is a uniform-density structure, the ratio of its central density to its mean density is unity, that is,
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<math>\frac{\rho_c}{\bar{\rho}} = 1 </math> .
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