where, and , and the relevant index symbol expressions are:
where the eccentricity,
Drawing from our separate "6th Try" discussion — and as has been highlighted here for example — for the axisymmetric configurations under consideration, the and components of the Euler equation become, respectively,
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Multiplying through by length and dividing through by the square of the velocity , we have,
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8th Try
Foundation
Density:
Gravitational Potential:
Complete the Square
Again, let's rewrite the term inside square brackets on the RHS of the expression for the gravitational potential,
in such a way that we effectively "complete the square." Assuming that the desired expression takes the form,
we see that we must have,
and we must also have,
Hence,
The pair of roots of this quadratic expression are,
where, as illustrated by the inset "Lambda vs Eccentricity" plot, for all values of the eccentricity , the quantity, , is greater than unity. It is clear, then, that both roots of the relevant quadratic equation are complex — i.e., they have imaginary components. But that's okay because the coefficients that appear in the right-hand-side, bracketed quartic expression appear in the combinations,
both of which are real.
9th Try
Starting Key Relations
Density:
Gravitational Potential:
Vertical Pressure Gradient:
Play With Vertical Pressure Gradient
Integrate over gives …
Now Play With Radial Pressure Gradient
Add a term to account for centrifugal acceleration …
Integrate over gives …
Compare Pair of Integrations
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Try, and .
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What expression for is required in order to ensure that the term is the same in both columns?
Now, considering the following three relations …
we can write,
10th Try
Repeating Key Relations
Density:
Gravitational Potential:
Vertical Pressure Gradient:
From the above (9th Try) examination of the vertical pressure gradient, we determined that a reasonably good approximation for the normalized pressure throughout the configuration is given by the expression,
If we set — that is, if we look along the vertical axis — this approximation should be particularly good, resulting in the expression,
Note that in the limit that — that is, at the pole along the vertical (symmetry) axis where the should drop to zero — we should set . This allows us to determine the central pressure.
This means that, along the vertical axis, the pressure gradient is,
This should match the more general "vertical pressure gradient" expression when we set, , that is,
Given that we want the pressure to be constant on surfaces, it seems plausible that should be replaced by in the expression for . That is, we might expect the expression for the pressure at any point in the meridional plane to be,
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Pressure Guess
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Compare Vertical Pressure Gradient Expressions
From our above (9th try) derivation we know that the vertical pressure gradient is given by the expression,
By comparison, the vertical derivative of our "test01" pressure expression gives,
Instead, try …
Compare the term inside the curly braces with the term, from the beginning of this subsection, inside the square brackets, namely,
Pretty Close!!
Alternatively: according to the third term, we need to set,
in which case, the first coefficient must be given by the expression,
And, from the second coefficient, we find,
or,
SUMMARY:
Note: according to the first term, we need to set,
in which case, the third coefficient must be given by the expression,
And, from the second coefficient, we find,
or,
Better yet, try …
where, in the case of a spherically symmetric parabolic-density configuration, . Well … this wasn't a bad idea, but as it turns out, this "test03" expression is no different from the "test02" guess. Specifically, the "test03" expression can be rewritten as,
which has the same form as the "test02" expression.
Test04
From above, we understand that, analytically,
Also from above, we have shown that if,
SUMMARY from test02:
Here (test04), we add a term that is linear in the normalized density, which means,