Abstract:We provide numerical, self-consistent distribution functions for several flat ring models by simultaneously solving the Fokker-Planck equation and the Poisson equation. In particular, we calculated the distribution function of flat ring systems formed by superposing Kuzmin-Toomre disc solutions and an analytic homogeneous ring solution in terms of complete elliptic integrals. We used these geometrical disc solutions, together with physical parameters, to model more realistic physical systems. Moreover, we defi… Show more
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