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Rapid Calculation of Equatorial Rotation Curves

Astrophysics 2007-05-23 v1

Abstract

We derive a simple, fast one-dimensional integral for the equatorial rotation curve of a thin disk with surface density Sigma(R) modeled as a spheroid with axis ratio q. The result is simpler than standard expressions even in the limit of an infinitely thin disk (q-->0).

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@article{arxiv.astro-ph/0108162,
  title  = {Rapid Calculation of Equatorial Rotation Curves},
  author = {C. S. Kochanek},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:astro-ph/0108162},
  year   = {2007}
}

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2 pages, no figures, submitted to ApJ Letters