Two Parameters Analytical Solution for the Stellar Density in Globular Clusters

¹ Astronomy Department, Faculty of Science, King Abdul Aziz University, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia

² Department of Information Technology, Faculty of Computing and Information Technology, King Abdul Aziz University, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia

³ Department of Mathematics, College of Science for Girls, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia

Abstract

In this paper, two parameters analytical solution will be established for the stellar density in globular clusters. These two parameters can be obtained from star counts, and the solution could be used to fit any order of the outward decrease of the cluster density.

KeywordsGlobular ClustersStellar DensityIntegral EquationsSymbolic Representations

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Two Parameters Analytical Solution for the Stellar Density in Globular Clusters

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