Changes between Version 4 and Version 5 of u/BonnorEbertModule


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10/03/12 16:03:55 (12 years ago)
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Erica Kaminski
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    1 == 1. The Quick and Dirty ==
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    22=== Big Picture ===
    33A Bonnor Ebert sphere is just a clump "object" with a Bonnor Ebert density profile. The Bonnor Ebert density profile is coded into astrobear using an approximate analytic solution to the Lane-Emden equation. This function solves for the density contrast of the sphere from center to outer edge, as a function of the non-dimensional radius,xi, where xi is given by: