The Gravitational Field of Three Dimensional Galaxies
Abstract
The simplest method of calculating gravitational fields is to use a set of biorthogonal pairs of mass-potential functions. A suitable set of functions for three dimensional mass distributions is derived which uses ultraspherical polynomials. Algorithms for computing the gravitational field are discussed which attempt to maximise computational efficiency.
- Publication:
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Astrophysics and Space Science
- Pub Date:
- July 1973
- DOI:
- 10.1007/BF00647652
- Bibcode:
- 1973Ap&SS..23...55C