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====Rationale==== From our [[SSC/Structure/Polytropes#.3D_1_Polytrope|review of the properties of <math>~n=1</math> polytropic spheres]], we know that the equilibrium density distribution is given by the sinc function, namely, <div align="center"> <table border="0" cellpadding="5" align="center"> <tr> <td align="right"> <math>~\frac{\rho}{\rho_c}</math> </td> <td align="center"> <math>~=</math> </td> <td align="left"> <math>~\frac{\sin\xi}{\xi} \, ,</math> </td> </tr> </table> </div> where, <div align="center"> <math>~\xi \equiv \pi \biggl(\frac{r_0}{R_0} \biggr) \, .</math> </div> The total mass is, <div align="center"> <math>~M_\mathrm{tot} = \frac{4}{\pi} \cdot \rho_c R_0^3 \, ,</math> </div> and the fractional mass enclosed within a given radius, <math>~r</math>, is, <div align="center"> <table border="0" cellpadding="5" align="center"> <tr> <td align="right"> <math>~\frac{M_r(\xi)}{M_\mathrm{tot}}</math> </td> <td align="center"> <math>~=</math> </td> <td align="left"> <math>~\frac{1}{\pi} [\sin\xi - \xi \cos\xi] \, .</math> </td> </tr> </table> </div> Let's guess that, during the fundamental mode of radial oscillation, the sinc-function profile is preserved as the system's total radius varies. In particular, we will assume that the system's time-varying radius is, <div align="center"> <math>R = R_0 \biggl( 1 + \frac{\delta R}{R_0} \biggr) = R_0 ( 1 + \epsilon_R) \, ,</math> </div> and seek to determine how the displacement vector, <math>~\epsilon \equiv \delta r/r_0</math>, varies with <math>~r_0</math> in order to preserve the overall sinc-function profile. As is usual, we will only examine small perturbations away from equilibrium, that is, we will assume that everywhere throughout the configuration, <math>~|\epsilon| \ll 1 </math>. Let's begin by defining a new dimensionless coordinate, <div align="center"> <math>~\eta \equiv \pi \biggl(\frac{r}{R} \biggr) = \pi \biggl[\frac{r_0(1+\epsilon)}{R_0(1+\epsilon_R)} \biggr] \approx \xi (1 + \epsilon) \, ,</math> </div> and recognize that, in the new perturbed state, the fractional mass enclosed within a given radius, <math>~r</math>, is, <div align="center"> <table border="0" cellpadding="5" align="center"> <tr> <td align="right"> <math>~\frac{M_r(\eta)}{M_\mathrm{tot}}</math> </td> <td align="center"> <math>~=</math> </td> <td align="left"> <math>~\frac{1}{\pi} [\sin\eta - \eta \cos\eta] \, .</math> </td> </tr> </table> </div> In order to associate each mass shell in the perturbed configuration with its corresponding mass shell in the unperturbed, equilibrium state, we need to set the two <math>~M_r</math> functions equal to one another, that is, demand that, <div align="center"> <table border="0" cellpadding="5" align="center"> <tr> <td align="right"> <math>~\sin\xi - \xi \cos\xi</math> </td> <td align="center"> <math>~=</math> </td> <td align="left"> <math>~\sin\eta - \eta \cos\eta</math> </td> </tr> <tr> <td align="right"> </td> <td align="center"> <math>~\approx</math> </td> <td align="left"> <math>~\sin[\xi(1+\epsilon)] - \xi(1+\epsilon) \cos[\xi(1+\epsilon)]</math> </td> </tr> <tr> <td align="right"> </td> <td align="center"> <math>~=</math> </td> <td align="left"> <math>~\biggl[ \sin\xi \cos(\xi\epsilon) + \cos\xi \sin (\xi\epsilon) \biggr] - \xi(1+\epsilon) \biggl[ \cos\xi \cos(\xi\epsilon) - \sin\xi \sin (\xi\epsilon) \biggr]</math> </td> </tr> <tr> <td align="right"> </td> <td align="center"> <math>~\approx</math> </td> <td align="left"> <math>~\sin\xi \biggl[1 - \frac{1}{2}(\xi\epsilon)^2 \biggr] + (\xi\epsilon)\cos\xi - \xi(1+\epsilon) \cos\xi \biggl[1 - \frac{1}{2}(\xi\epsilon)^2 \biggr] + \xi^2 \epsilon(1+\epsilon) \sin\xi </math> </td> </tr> <tr> <td align="right"> </td> <td align="center"> <math>~\approx</math> </td> <td align="left"> <math> ~\sin\xi -\xi\cos\xi - \frac{1}{2}(\xi\epsilon)^2 \sin\xi + (\xi\epsilon)\cos\xi - (\xi \epsilon) \cos\xi + \frac{1}{2} \xi^3 \epsilon^2\cos\xi + \xi^2 \epsilon \sin\xi + (\xi \epsilon)^2\sin\xi </math> </td> </tr> <tr> <td align="right"> <math>~\Rightarrow~~~~- \xi^2 \epsilon \sin\xi </math> </td> <td align="center"> <math>~\approx</math> </td> <td align="left"> <math>~ \frac{(\xi \epsilon)^2}{2} \biggl[\xi \cos\xi+ \sin\xi \biggr] </math> </td> </tr> <tr> <td align="right"> <math>~\Rightarrow~~~~\frac{1}{\epsilon}</math> </td> <td align="center"> <math>~\approx</math> </td> <td align="left"> <math>~- \frac{1}{2} \biggl[\xi \cdot \frac{\cos\xi}{\sin\xi} + 1 \biggr] </math> </td> </tr> <tr> <td align="right"> <math>~\Rightarrow~~~~\epsilon</math> </td> <td align="center"> <math>~\approx</math> </td> <td align="left"> <math>~- 2\biggl[1 + \xi \cdot \frac{\cos\xi}{\sin\xi} \biggr]^{-1} = - 2\sin\xi \biggl[\sin\xi + \xi \cos\xi \biggr]^{-1} \, . </math> </td> </tr> </table> </div>
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