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Osipkov–Merritt models (named for Leonid Osipkov and David Merritt) are mathematical representations of spherical stellar systems (galaxies, star clusters, globular clusters etc.). The Osipkov-Merritt formula generates a one-parameter family of phase-space distribution functions that reproduce a specified density profile (representing stars) in a specified gravitational potential (in which the stars move). The density and potential need not be self-consistently related. A free parameter adjusts the degree of velocity anisotropy, from isotropic to completely radial motions. The method is a generalization of Eddington's formula〔Eddington, A. (1916), ( The distribution of stars in globular clusters, ) ''Mon. Not. R. Astron. Soc.'', 76, 572〕 for constructing isotropic spherical models. The method was derived independently by its two eponymous discoverers.〔Osipkov, L. P. (1979), ( Spherical systems of gravitating bodies with an ellipsoidal velocity distribution, ) ''Pis'ma v Astron. Zhur.'', 5, 77〕〔Merritt, D. (1985), ( Spherical stellar systems with spheroidal velocity distributions, ) ''Astron. J.'', 90, 1027〕 The latter derivation includes two additional families of models (Type IIa, b) with tangentially anisotropic motions. ==Derivation== According to Jeans's theorem, the phase-space density of stars ''f'' must be expressible in terms of the isolating integrals of motion, which in a spherical stellar system are the energy ''E'' and the angular momentum ''J''. The Osipkov-Merritt ''ansatz'' is : where ''ra'', the "anisotropy radius", is a free parameter. This ''ansatz'' implies that ''f'' is constant on spheroids in velocity space since : where ''v''r, ''v''t are velocity components parallel and perpendicular to the radius vector ''r'' and Φ(''r'') is the gravitational potential. The density ''ρ'' is the integral over velocities of ''f'': : which can be written : or : This equation has the form of an Abel integral equation and can be inverted to give ''f'' in terms of ''ρ'': : 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア(Wikipedia)』 ■ウィキペディアで「Osipkov–Merritt model」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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