An analytic inversion for anisotropic spherical galaxies

Details An analytic inversion for anisotropic spherical galaxies An analytic inversion for anisotropic spherical galaxies

Dec 1991

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Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society (ISSN 0035-8711), vol. 253, Dec. 1, 1991, p. 414-426. Research supported by MU

Astronomy and Astrophysics

Astronomy

55

Galactic Structure, Poisson Equation, Stellar Systems, Anisotropy, Density Distribution, Distribution Functions

Scientific paper

A generalization of the Osipkov-Merritt inversion of the fundamental integral equation for anisotropic spherical galaxies is obtained. For any density profile this inversion yields a two-parameter distribution function with arbitrary degrees of both radial and tangential velocity anisotropies. Therefore, for the first time, exact analytical models can be found which generate given density profiles and possess tangential velocity anisotropies. This property disposes of the well-known radial orbit instability encountered by many models of anisotropic spherical galaxies. Moreover, the inversion provides a new opportunity to study instabilities in analytical galaxy models which have realistic density profiles. As examples of the inversion, two families of anisotropic Plummer and Jaffe models are calculated. These models are completely analytical in that the distribution functions, velocity dispersion profiles and differential energy distributions can all be expressed in terms of elementary functions. Some interesting qualitative properties of these models are also discussed.

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