The face-on projected density profile of the Miyamoto & Nagai discs of arbitrary flattening is obtained analytically in terms of incomplete elliptic integrals of first and second type, by using two complementary approaches, and then checked against the results of numerical integration. As computer algebra systems do not seem able to obtain the resulting formula in any straightforward way, the relevant mathematical steps are provided. During this study, three wrong identities in the Byrd & Friedman tables of elliptic integrals have been identified, and their correct expression is given.
The face-on projection of the Miyamoto & Nagai discs
Ciotti, Luca
Primo
2023
Abstract
The face-on projected density profile of the Miyamoto & Nagai discs of arbitrary flattening is obtained analytically in terms of incomplete elliptic integrals of first and second type, by using two complementary approaches, and then checked against the results of numerical integration. As computer algebra systems do not seem able to obtain the resulting formula in any straightforward way, the relevant mathematical steps are provided. During this study, three wrong identities in the Byrd & Friedman tables of elliptic integrals have been identified, and their correct expression is given.File in questo prodotto:
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