Generation of potential/surface density pairs in flat disks

DOI10.1051/0004-6361:20066808zbMATH Open1130.85313arXiv0706.3616OpenAlexW3103434370WikidataQ68855999 ScholiaQ68855999MaRDI QIDQ5437470FDOQ5437470

D. Pelat, A. Pierens, J.-M. Huré

Publication date: 21 January 2008

Published in: Astronomy & Astrophysics (Search for Journal in Brave)

Abstract: We report a simple method to generate potential/surface density pairs in flat axially symmetric finite size disks. Potential/surface density pairs consist of a ``homogeneous pair (a closed form expression) corresponding to a uniform disk, and a ``residual pair. This residual component is converted into an infinite series of integrals over the radial extent of the disk. For a certain class of surface density distributions (like power laws of the radius), this series is fully analytical. The extraction of the homogeneous pair is equivalent to a convergence acceleration technique, in a matematical sense. In the case of power law distributions, the convergence rate of the residual series is shown to be cubic inside the source. As a consequence, very accurate potential values are obtained by low order truncation of the series. At zero order, relative errors on potential values do not exceed a few percent typically, and scale with the order N of truncation as 1/N**3. This method is superior to the classical multipole expansion whose very slow convergence is often critical for most practical applications.

Full work available at URL: https://arxiv.org/abs/0706.3616

zbMATH Keywords

accretion disksgravitationmethods: numericalaccretionmethods: analytical

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Approximation procedures, weak fields in general relativity and gravitational theory (83C25) Galactic and stellar structure (85A15)

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