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arxiv: gr-qc/0504111 · v1 · submitted 2005-04-22 · 🌀 gr-qc · astro-ph

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Potential-density pairs for axisymmetric galaxies: the influence of scalar fields

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keywords axisymmetricnewtonianpairspotential-densityscalarequationfieldsgalaxies
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We present a formulation for potential-density pairs to describe axisymmetric galaxies in the Newtonian limit of scalar-tensor theories of gravity. The scalar field is described by a modified Helmholtz equation with a source that is coupled to the standard Poisson equation of Newtonian gravity. The net gravitational force is given by two contributions: the standard Newtonian potential plus a term stemming from massive scalar fields. General solutions have been found for axisymmetric systems and the multipole expansion of the Yukawa potential is given. In particular, we have computed potential-density pairs of galactic disks for an exponential profile and their rotation curves.

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