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Galactic astronomy

a simple polytropic density law for star clusters with a flat core and steep outer fall-off, widely used in simulations.

In galactic astronomy, Plummer model refers to a simple polytropic density law for star clusters with a flat core and steep outer fall-off, widely used in simulations. This meaning comes from Plummer (1911) in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society.[1]

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References

Plummer, H. C. (1911). On the Problem of Distribution in Globular Star Clusters: (Plate 8.). Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 71(5), 460-470. https://doi.org/10.1093/mnras/71.5.460

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