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Revista Mexicana de Astronomía y Astrofísica

ISSN: 3061-8649
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The Tensor Virial Theorem Applied to an Inhomogeneous Spheroidal Stellar System. (1984). Revista Mexicana De Astronomía Y Astrofísica, 9(1), 171. https://astronomia.unam.mx/journals/rmxaa/article/view/1984rmxaa...9..171p

Abstract

We have applied the tensor virlal theorem to an initially oblate stellar system without collisions in order to study the variation of its configuration in time. We find that the system undergoes an oscillation between an oblate and a prolate form. We also find that the square of the oscillation period is inversely proportional to the average mass intensity of the system.
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