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==Spherically Symmetric Configurations==
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If the self-gravitating configuration that we wish to construct is spherically symmetric, then the coupled set of multidimensional, partial differential equations that serve as our [http://www.vistrails.org/index.php/User:Tohline/PGE principal governing equations] can be simplified to a coupled set of one-dimensional, ordinary differential equations.  This is accomplished by expressing each of the multidimensional spatial operators &#8212; gradient (<math>\nabla</math>), divergence (<math>\nabla\cdot</math>), and Laplacian (<math>\nabla^2</math>) &#8212; in spherical coordinates (<math>r, \theta, \varphi</math>) (see, for example, the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spherical_coordinate_system#Integration_and_differentiation_in_spherical_coordinates Wikipedia discussion of integration and differentiation in spherical coordinates]) then setting to zero all derivatives that are taken with respect to the angular coordinates <math>\theta</math> and <math>\varphi</math>.  After making this simplification, our governing equations become,
If the self-gravitating configuration that we wish to construct is spherically symmetric, then the coupled set of multidimensional, partial differential equations that serve as our [http://www.vistrails.org/index.php/User:Tohline/PGE principal governing equations] can be simplified to a coupled set of one-dimensional, ordinary differential equations.  This is accomplished by expressing each of the multidimensional spatial operators &#8212; gradient (<math>\nabla</math>), divergence (<math>\nabla\cdot</math>), and Laplacian (<math>\nabla^2</math>) &#8212; in spherical coordinates (<math>r, \theta, \varphi</math>) (see, for example, the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spherical_coordinate_system#Integration_and_differentiation_in_spherical_coordinates Wikipedia discussion of integration and differentiation in spherical coordinates]) then setting to zero all derivatives that are taken with respect to the angular coordinates <math>\theta</math> and <math>\varphi</math>.  After making this simplification, our governing equations become... [http://www.vistrails.org/index.php/User:Tohline/SphericallySymmetricConfigurations/PGE <more>]
 
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<span id="Continuity"><font color="#770000">'''Equation of Continuity'''</font></span><br />
 
<math>\frac{d\rho}{dt} + \rho \biggl[\frac{1}{r^2}\frac{d(r^2 v_r)}{dr}  \biggr] = 0 </math><br />
 
 
<span id="PGE:Euler"><font color="#770000">'''Euler Equation'''</font></span><br />
 
<math>\frac{dv_r}{dt} = - \frac{1}{\rho}\frac{dP}{dr} - \frac{d\Phi}{dr} </math><br />
 
 
 
<span id="PGE:AdiabaticFirstLaw">Adiabatic Form of the<br />
<font color="#770000">'''First Law of Thermodynamics'''</font></span><br />
 
{{User:Tohline/Math/EQ_FirstLaw02}}
 
 
<span id="PGE:Poisson"><font color="#770000">'''Poisson Equation'''</font></span><br />
 
<math>\frac{1}{r^2} \biggl[\frac{d }{dr} \biggl( r^2 \frac{d \Phi}{dr} \biggr) \biggr] = 4\pi G \rho </math><br />
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===Structure===
===Structure===

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Whitworth's (1981) Isothermal Free-Energy Surface
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Preface from the original version of this HyperText Book (H_Book):

November 18, 1994

Much of our present, basic understanding of the structure, stability, and dynamical evolution of individual stars, short-period binary star systems, and the gaseous disks that are associated with numerous types of stellar systems (including galaxies) is derived from an examination of the behavior of a specific set of coupled, partial differential equations. These equations — most of which also are heavily utilized in studies of continuum flows in terrestrial environments — are thought to govern the underlying physics of all macroscopic "fluid" systems in astronomy. Although relatively simple in form, they prove to be very rich in nature... <more>

Context

Principal Governing Equations
Supplemental Relations
Virial Equations

Applications

Spherically Symmetric Configurations

If the self-gravitating configuration that we wish to construct is spherically symmetric, then the coupled set of multidimensional, partial differential equations that serve as our principal governing equations can be simplified to a coupled set of one-dimensional, ordinary differential equations. This is accomplished by expressing each of the multidimensional spatial operators — gradient (<math>\nabla</math>), divergence (<math>\nabla\cdot</math>), and Laplacian (<math>\nabla^2</math>) — in spherical coordinates (<math>r, \theta, \varphi</math>) (see, for example, the Wikipedia discussion of integration and differentiation in spherical coordinates) then setting to zero all derivatives that are taken with respect to the angular coordinates <math>\theta</math> and <math>\varphi</math>. After making this simplification, our governing equations become... <more>

Structure


Stability & Dynamics:

Appendices

Whitworth's (1981) Isothermal Free-Energy Surface

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