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).
Cite
@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}
}
Comments
2 pages, no figures, submitted to ApJ Letters