Stellar density cusp around a massive black hole

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Oct 1977

adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1977apj...217..287y&link_type=abstract

Astrophysical Journal, Part 1, vol. 217, Oct. 1, 1977, p. 287-295.

Astronomy and Astrophysics

Astronomy

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Black Holes (Astronomy), Globular Clusters, Star Clusters, Star Distribution, Entropy, Fokker-Planck Equation, Isotropism, Maxwell-Boltzmann Density Function, Stellar Luminosity, Stellar Models, Thermodynamic Equilibrium

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A one-parameter family of equilibrium solutions is derived to account for the distribution of stars around a massive black hole in a dense globular cluster. The equilibrium solutions rely on an adaptation of the Fokker-Planck equation to describe the stellar encounters in their Coulomb potentials in an imposed gravitational potential well modeling a massive black hole; spherical symmetry and isotropic distribution functions, as well as a power-law mass spectrum of stars, are assumed in reaching the solutions. The luminous flux from the stellar density cusp is also estimated, and reference is made to relevant observational work.

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