Difference between revisions of "User:Tohline/SSC/Structure/BonnorEbert"
(→Summary of Analytic Results: Insert analytic coefficients for virial n = 6/5; and delete second table) |
(Begin discussion of Bonnor-Ebert Sphere) |
||
Line 2: | Line 2: | ||
{{LSU_HBook_header}} | {{LSU_HBook_header}} | ||
= | =Isothermal Sphere (structure)= | ||
Here we supplement the [[User:Tohline/SphericallySymmetricConfigurations/PGE|simplified set of principal governing equations]] with an isothermal equation of state, that is, {{User:Tohline/Math/VAR_Pressure01}} is related to {{User:Tohline/Math/VAR_Density01}} through the relation, | |||
<div align="center"> | <div align="center"> | ||
<math> | <math>P = c_s^2 \rho \, ,</math> | ||
</math> | |||
</div> | </div> | ||
where, <math>c_s</math> is the isothermal sound speed. Comparing this {{User:Tohline/Math/VAR_Pressure01}}-{{User:Tohline/Math/VAR_Density01}} relationship to | |||
< | |||
<math> | |||
<div align="center"> | <div align="center"> | ||
< | <span id="IdealGas:FormA"><font color="#770000">'''Form A'''</font></span><br /> | ||
of the Ideal Gas Equation of State, | |||
{{User:Tohline/Math/EQ_EOSideal0A}} | |||
</div> | </div> | ||
we see that, | |||
<div align="center"> | <div align="center"> | ||
< | <math>c_s^2 = \frac{\Re T}{\bar{\mu}} = \frac{k T}{m_u \bar{\mu}} \, ,</math> | ||
</ | |||
</div> | </div> | ||
where, {{User:Tohline/Math/C_GasConstant}}, {{User:Tohline/Math/C_BoltzmannConstant}}, {{User:Tohline/Math/C_AtomicMassUnit}}, and {{User:Tohline/Math/MP_MeanMolecularWeight}} are all defined in the accompanying [[User:Tohline/Appendix/Variables_templates|variables appendix]]. It will be useful to note that, for an isothermal gas, {{User:Tohline/Math/VAR_Enthalpy01}} is related to {{User:Tohline/Math/VAR_Density01}} via the expression, | |||
{{User:Tohline/Math/ | |||
<div align="center"> | <div align="center"> | ||
<math> | <math> | ||
dH = \frac{dP}{\rho} = c_s^2 d\ln\rho \, . | |||
</math> | </math> | ||
</div> | </div> | ||
==Governing Relations== | |||
Adopting [[User:Tohline/SphericallySymmetricConfigurations/SolutionStrategies#Technique_2|solution technique #2]], we need to solve the following second-order ODE relating the two unknown functions, {{User:Tohline/Math/VAR_Density01}} and {{User:Tohline/Math/VAR_Enthalpy01}}: | |||
<div align="center"> | <div align="center"> | ||
<math> | <math>\frac{1}{r^2} \frac{d}{dr}\biggl( r^2 \frac{dH}{dr} \biggr) =- 4\pi G \rho</math> . | ||
</math> | |||
</div> | </div> | ||
Using the {{User:Tohline/Math/VAR_Enthalpy01}}-{{User:Tohline/Math/VAR_Density01}} relationship for an isothermal gas presented above, this can be rewritten entirely in terms of the density as, | |||
<div align="center"> | <div align="center"> | ||
<math> | <math>\frac{1}{r^2} \frac{d}{dr}\biggl( r^2 \frac{d\ln\rho}{dr} \biggr) =- \frac{4\pi G}{c_s^2} \rho</math> . | ||
</math> | |||
</div> | </div> | ||
In their studies of pressure-bounded isothermal spheres, [http://http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/1955ZA.....37..217E Ebert] (1955, ZA, 37, 217) and [http://http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/1956MNRAS.116..351B Bonnor] (1956, MNRAS, 116, 351) both started with this governing ODE, but developed its solution in different ways. Here we present both developments while highlighting transformations between the two. | |||
Revision as of 01:23, 28 October 2012
![]() |
---|
| Tiled Menu | Tables of Content | Banner Video | Tohline Home Page | |
Isothermal Sphere (structure)
Here we supplement the simplified set of principal governing equations with an isothermal equation of state, that is, <math>~P</math> is related to <math>~\rho</math> through the relation,
<math>P = c_s^2 \rho \, ,</math>
where, <math>c_s</math> is the isothermal sound speed. Comparing this <math>~P</math>-<math>~\rho</math> relationship to
Form A
of the Ideal Gas Equation of State,
<math>~P_\mathrm{gas} = \frac{\Re}{\bar{\mu}} \rho T</math> |
we see that,
<math>c_s^2 = \frac{\Re T}{\bar{\mu}} = \frac{k T}{m_u \bar{\mu}} \, ,</math>
where, <math>~\Re</math>, <math>~k</math>, <math>~m_u</math>, and <math>~\bar{\mu}</math> are all defined in the accompanying variables appendix. It will be useful to note that, for an isothermal gas, <math>~H</math> is related to <math>~\rho</math> via the expression,
<math> dH = \frac{dP}{\rho} = c_s^2 d\ln\rho \, . </math>
Governing Relations
Adopting solution technique #2, we need to solve the following second-order ODE relating the two unknown functions, <math>~\rho</math> and <math>~H</math>:
<math>\frac{1}{r^2} \frac{d}{dr}\biggl( r^2 \frac{dH}{dr} \biggr) =- 4\pi G \rho</math> .
Using the <math>~H</math>-<math>~\rho</math> relationship for an isothermal gas presented above, this can be rewritten entirely in terms of the density as,
<math>\frac{1}{r^2} \frac{d}{dr}\biggl( r^2 \frac{d\ln\rho}{dr} \biggr) =- \frac{4\pi G}{c_s^2} \rho</math> .
In their studies of pressure-bounded isothermal spheres, Ebert (1955, ZA, 37, 217) and Bonnor (1956, MNRAS, 116, 351) both started with this governing ODE, but developed its solution in different ways. Here we present both developments while highlighting transformations between the two.
Related Wikipedia Discussions
![]() |
---|
© 2014 - 2021 by Joel E. Tohline |