Parabolic Density Distribution
Axisymmetric (Oblate) Equilibrium Structures
Tentative Summary
Known Relations
| Density: |
|
|
|
| Gravitational Potential: |
|
|
|
| Vertical Pressure Gradient: |
|
|
|
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,
| : |
|
=
|
|
| : |
|
=
|
|
|
Multiplying through by length and dividing through by the square of the velocity , we have,
| : |
|
=
|
|
| |
|
=
|
|
| : |
|
=
|
|
| |
|
=
|
|
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
| |
Integration over |
Integration over |
|
|
none |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
none
|
|
Try, and .
| |
Integration over |
Integration over |
|
|
none |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
none
|
|
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,
|
|
|
| |
|
|
Yes! The expressions match!
Shift to ξ1 Coordinate
In an accompanying chapter, we defined the coordinate,
|
|
|
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,
|
|
|
| |
|
|
| |
|
|
| |
|
|
| |
|
|
| |
|
|
| |
|
|
| |
|
|
| |
Integration over |
Pressure Guess |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
none
|
|
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,
|
|
|
|
|
|
See Also