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Steady-State 2^nd-Order Tensor Virial Equations

By satisfying all six — not necessarily unique — components of the Second-Order Tensor Virial Equation, the entire set of Riemann Ellipsoids can be determined.

Here we are only interested in determining the equilibrium conditions of uniform-density ellipsoids that have semi-axes, <math>~a_1, a_2, a_3</math>.

General Coefficient Expressions

As has been detailed in an accompanying chapter, the gravitational potential anywhere inside or on the surface, <math>~(a_1,a_2,a_3)</math>, of an homogeneous ellipsoid may be given analytically in terms of the following three coefficient expressions:

<math> ~A_1 </math>	<math> ~= </math>	<math>~2\biggl(\frac{a_2}{a_1}\biggr)\biggl(\frac{a_3}{a_1}\biggr) \biggl[ \frac{F(\theta,k) - E(\theta,k)}{k^2 \sin^3\theta} \biggr] \, , </math>
<math> ~A_3 </math>	<math> ~= </math>	<math> ~2\biggl(\frac{a_2}{a_1}\biggr) \biggl[ \frac{(a_2/a_1) \sin\theta - (a_3/a_1)E(\theta,k)}{(1-k^2) \sin^3\theta} \biggr] \, , </math>
<math> ~A_2 </math>	<math> ~= </math>	<math>~2 - (A_1+A_3) \, ,</math>

where, <math>~F(\theta,k)</math> and <math>~E(\theta,k)</math> are incomplete elliptic integrals of the first and second kind, respectively, with arguments,

<math>~\theta = \cos^{-1} \biggl(\frac{a_3}{a_1} \biggr)</math>	and	<math>~k = \biggl[\frac{1 - (a_2/a_1)^2}{1 - (a_3/a_1)^2} \biggr]^{1/2} \, .</math>
[ EFE, Chapter 3, §17, Eq. (32) ]

Adopted (Internal) Velocity Field

EFE (p. 130) states that the … kinematical requirement, that the motion <math>~(\vec{u})</math>, associated with <math>~\vec{\zeta}</math>, preserves the ellipsoidal boundary, leads to the following expressions for its components:

<math>~u_1</math>	<math>~=</math>	<math>~- \biggl[ \frac{a_1^2}{a_1^2 + a_2^2}\biggr] \zeta_3 x_2 + \biggl[ \frac{a_1^2}{a_1^2+a_3^2}\biggr] \zeta_2 x_3 \, ,</math>
<math>~u_2</math>	<math>~=</math>	<math>~- \biggl[ \frac{a_2^2}{a_2^2 + a_3^2}\biggr] \zeta_1 x_3 + \biggl[ \frac{a_2^2}{a_2^2+a_1^2}\biggr] \zeta_3 x_1 \, ,</math>
<math>~u_3</math>	<math>~=</math>	<math>~- \biggl[ \frac{a_3^2}{a_3^2 + a_1^2}\biggr] \zeta_2 x_1 + \biggl[ \frac{a_3^2}{a_3^2+a_2^2}\biggr] \zeta_1 x_2 \, .</math>
[ EFE, Chapter 7, §47, Eq. (1) ]

Equilibrium Expressions

[EFE §11(b), p. 22] Under conditions of a stationary state, [the tensor virial equation] gives,

<math>~2 \mathfrak{T}_{ij} + \mathfrak{W}_{ij} </math>

<math>~=</math>

<math>~- \delta_{ij}\Pi \, .</math>

[This] provides six integral relations which must obtain whenever the conditions are stationary.

When viewing the (generally ellipsoidal) configuration from a rotating frame of reference, the 2^nd-order TVE takes on the more general form:

<math>~0</math>	<math>~=</math>	<math>~ 2 \mathfrak{T}_{ij} + \mathfrak{W}_{ij} + \delta_{ij}\Pi + \Omega^2 I_{ij} - \Omega_i\Omega_k I_{kj} + 2\epsilon_{ilm}\Omega_m \int_V \rho u_lx_j dx \, . </math>
[ EFE, Chapter 2, §12, Eq. (64) ]

EFE (p. 57) also shows that … The potential energy tensor … for a homogeneous ellipsoid is given by

<math>~\frac{\mathfrak{W}_{ij}}{\pi G\rho}</math>	<math>~=</math>	<math>~-2A_i I_{ij} \, ,</math>
[ EFE, Chapter 3, §22, Eq. (128) ]

where

<math>~I_{ij}</math>	<math>~=</math>	<math>~\tfrac{1}{5} Ma_i^2 \delta_{ij} \, ,</math>
[ EFE, Chapter 3, §22, Eq. (129) ]

is the moment of inertia tensor.

The 6 Off-Diagonal Elements

Notice that the off-diagonal components of both <math>~I_{ij}</math> and <math>~\mathfrak{W}_{ij}</math> are zero. Hence, the equilibrium expression that is dictated by each off-diagonal component of the 2^nd-order TVE is,

<math>~0</math>	<math>~=</math>	<math>~ 2 \mathfrak{T}_{ij} - \Omega_i\Omega_k I_{kj} + 2\epsilon_{ilm}\Omega_m \int_V \rho u_lx_j dx \, . </math>
[ EFE, Chapter 2, §12, Eq. (64) ]

Various Degrees of Simplification

Riemann S-Type Ellipsoids

Describe …

Jacobi and Dedekind Ellipsoids

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Maclaurin Spheroids

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See Also

• Properties of Maclaurin Spheroids
• Excerpts from Maclaurin's (1742) A Treatise of Fluxions

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