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Here we focus on an analysis of the ''specific'' case of isolated, <math>~n=1</math> polytropic configurations, whose unperturbed equilibrium structure can be prescribed in terms of analytic functions.  Our hope &#8212; as yet unfulfilled &#8212; is that we can discover an analytically prescribed eigenvector solution to the governing LAWE.
Here we focus on an analysis of the ''specific'' case of isolated, <math>~n=1</math> polytropic configurations, whose unperturbed equilibrium structure can be prescribed in terms of analytic functions.  Our hope &#8212; as yet unfulfilled &#8212; is that we can discover an analytically prescribed eigenvector solution to the governing LAWE.


=Search for Analytic Solutions to the LAWE=
==Setup==
From our derived [[SSC/Structure/Polytropes#n_.3D_1_Polytrope|structure of an n = 1 polytrope]], in terms of the configuration's radius <math>R</math> and mass <math>M</math>, the central pressure and density are, respectively,
<div align="center">
<math>P_c = \frac{\pi G}{8}\biggl( \frac{M^2}{R^4} \biggr) </math> ,
</div>
and
<div align="center">
<math>\rho_c = \frac{\pi M}{4 R^3} </math> .
</div>
Hence the characteristic time and acceleration are, respectively,
<div align="center">
<math>
\tau_\mathrm{SSC} = \biggl[ \frac{R^2 \rho_c}{P_c} \biggr]^{1/2} =
\biggl[ \frac{2R^3 }{GM} \biggr]^{1/2} =
\biggl[ \frac{\pi}{2 G\rho_c} \biggr]^{1/2},
</math><br />
</div>
and,
<div align="center">
<math>
g_\mathrm{SSC} = \frac{P_c}{R \rho_c} = \biggl( \frac{GM}{2R^2} \biggr) .
</math><br />
</div>
The required functions are,
* <font color="red">Density</font>:
<div align="center">
<math>\frac{\rho_0(\chi_0)}{\rho_c} = \frac{\sin(\pi\chi_0)}{\pi\chi_0} </math> ;
</div>
* <font color="red">Pressure</font>:
<div align="center">
<math>\frac{P_0(\chi_0)}{P_c} = \biggl[ \frac{\sin(\pi\chi_0)}{\pi\chi_0} \biggr]^2 </math> ;
</div>
* <font color="red">Gravitational acceleration</font>:
<div align="center">
<math>
\frac{g_0(r_0)}{g_\mathrm{SSC}} = \frac{2}{\chi_0^2} \biggl[ \frac{M_r(\chi_0)}{M}\biggr]  =
\frac{2}{\pi \chi_0^2} \biggl[ \sin (\pi\chi_0 ) - \pi\chi_0 \cos (\pi\chi_0 ) \biggr].
</math><br />
</div>
So our desired Eigenvalues and Eigenvectors will be solutions to the following ODE:
<div align="center">
<math>
\frac{d^2x}{d\chi_0^2} + \frac{2}{\chi_0} \biggl[ 1 +  \pi\chi_0 \cot (\pi\chi_0 ) \biggr]  \frac{dx}{d\chi_0} + \frac{1}{\gamma_\mathrm{g}} \biggl\{ \frac{\pi \chi_0}{\sin(\pi\chi_0)} \biggl[ \frac{\pi \omega^2}{2G\rho_c} \biggr] + \frac{2}{\chi_0^2 } (4 - 3\gamma_\mathrm{g}) \biggl[ 1 - \pi\chi_0 \cot (\pi\chi_0 ) \biggr] \biggr\}  x = 0 ,
</math><br />
</div>
<br />
or, replacing <math>\chi_0</math> with <math>\xi \equiv \pi\chi_0</math> and dividing the entire expression by <math>\pi^2</math>, we have,
<div align="center">
<math>
\frac{d^2x}{d\xi^2} + \frac{2}{\xi} \biggl[ 1 +  \xi \cot \xi \biggr]  \frac{dx}{d\xi} + \frac{1}{\gamma_\mathrm{g}} \biggl\{ \frac{\xi}{\sin \xi} \biggl[ \frac{\omega^2}{2\pi G\rho_c} \biggr] + \frac{2}{\xi^2 } (4 - 3\gamma_\mathrm{g}) \biggl[ 1 - \xi \cot \xi \biggr] \biggr\}  x = 0 .
</math><br />
</div>
<br />
This is identical to the formulation of the wave equation that is relevant to  the (n = 1) core of the composite polytrope studied by [http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/1985PASAu...6..222M J. O. Murphy &amp; R. Fiedler (1985b)]; for comparison, their expression is displayed, here, in the following boxed-in image.
<div align="center">
<table border="2" cellpadding="10" id="MurphyFiedler1985b">
<tr>
  <th align="center">
n = 1 Polytropic Formulation of Wave Equation as Presented by [http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/1985PASAu...6..222M Murphy &amp; Fiedler (1985b)]
  </th>
<tr>
  <td>
[[File:MurphyFiedlerN1formulation.png|700px|center|Murphy &amp; Fiedler (1985b)]]
  </td>
</tr>
</table>
</div>
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==Attempt at Deriving an Analytic Eigenvector Solution==
Multiplying the last expression through by <math>~\xi^2\sin\xi</math> gives,
<div align="center">
<math>
(\xi^2\sin\xi ) \frac{d^2x}{d\xi^2} + 2 \biggl[ \xi \sin\xi +  \xi^2 \cos \xi \biggr]  \frac{dx}{d\xi} +
\biggl[ \sigma^2 \xi^3  - 2\alpha ( \sin\xi - \xi \cos \xi ) \biggr]  x = 0 \, ,
</math><br />
</div>
<br />
where,
<div align="center">
<table border="0" cellpadding="5">
<tr>
  <td align="right">
<math>~\sigma^2</math>
  </td>
  <td align="center">
<math>~\equiv</math>
  </td>
  <td align="left">
<math>
~\frac{\omega^2}{2\pi G\rho_c \gamma_g} \, ,
</math>
  </td>
</tr>
<tr>
  <td align="right">
<math>~\alpha</math>
  </td>
  <td align="center">
<math>~\equiv</math>
  </td>
  <td align="left">
<math>
~3-\frac{4}{\gamma_g}
\, .
</math>
  </td>
</tr>
</table>
</div>
The first two terms can be folded together to give,
<div align="center">
<table border="0" cellpadding="5">
<tr>
  <td align="right">
<math>~ \frac{1}{\xi^2 \sin^2\xi} \cdot \frac{d}{d\xi}\biggl[ \xi^2 \sin^2\xi \frac{dx}{d\xi} \biggr]
</math>
  </td>
  <td align="center">
<math>~=</math>
  </td>
  <td align="left">
<math>
~\frac{1}{\xi^2 \sin\xi} \biggl[ 2\alpha ( \sin\xi - \xi \cos \xi ) - \sigma^2 \xi^3 \biggr]  x
</math>
  </td>
</tr>
<tr>
  <td align="right">
&nbsp;
  </td>
  <td align="center">
<math>~=</math>
  </td>
  <td align="left">
<math>
~- \biggl[ \frac{2\alpha}{\xi^2} \biggl( \frac{\xi \cos \xi}{\sin\xi} -1\biggr) + \sigma^2 \biggl( \frac{\xi}{\sin\xi}\biggr) \biggr]  x
</math>
  </td>
</tr>
<tr>
  <td align="right">
&nbsp;
  </td>
  <td align="center">
<math>~=</math>
  </td>
  <td align="left">
<math>
~- \biggl[ \frac{2\alpha}{\xi^2} \frac{\xi^2}{\sin\xi}  \cdot \frac{d}{d\xi} \biggl( \frac{\sin\xi}{\xi} \biggr)
+ \sigma^2 \biggl( \frac{\xi}{\sin\xi}\biggr) \biggr]  x
</math>
  </td>
</tr>
<tr>
  <td align="right">
&nbsp;
  </td>
  <td align="center">
<math>~=</math>
  </td>
  <td align="left">
<math>
~- \biggl[ \frac{2\alpha}{\xi} \frac{d}{d\xi}\biggl( \frac{\sin\xi}{\xi} \biggr) + \sigma^2 \biggr]  \biggl( \frac{\xi}{\sin\xi}\biggr) x \, ,
</math>
  </td>
</tr>
</table>
</div>
where, in order to make this next-to-last step, we have recognized that,
<div align="center">
<table border="0" cellpadding="5">
<tr>
  <td align="right">
<math>~ \frac{d}{d\xi} \biggl( \frac{\sin\xi}{\xi} \biggr)
</math>
  </td>
  <td align="center">
<math>~=</math>
  </td>
  <td align="left">
<math>
~\frac{\sin\xi}{\xi^2} \biggl[ \frac{\xi \cos\xi}{\sin\xi} - 1 \biggr] \, .
</math>
  </td>
</tr>
</table>
</div>
It would seem that the eigenfunction, <math>~x(\xi)</math>, should be expressible in terms of trigonometric functions and powers of <math>~\xi</math>; indeed, it appears as though the expression governing this eigenfunction would simplify considerably if <math>~x \propto \sin\xi/\xi</math>.  With this in mind, we have made some attempts to ''guess'' the exact form of the eigenfunction.  Here is one such attempt.
===First Guess (n1)===
Let's try,
<div align="center">
<math>~x = \frac{\sin\xi}{\xi}  \, ,</math>
</div>
which means,
<div align="center">
<table border="0" cellpadding="5">
<tr>
  <td align="right">
<math>~x^' \equiv \frac{dx}{d\xi}</math>
  </td>
  <td align="center">
<math>~=</math>
  </td>
  <td align="left">
<math>
~\frac{\sin\xi}{\xi^2} \biggl[ \frac{\xi \cos\xi}{\sin\xi} - 1 \biggr]
\, .
</math>
  </td>
</tr>
</table>
</div>
Does this satisfy the governing expression?  Let's see.  The right-and-side (RHS) gives:
<div align="center">
<table border="0" cellpadding="5">
<tr>
  <td align="right">
RHS
  </td>
  <td align="center">
<math>~=</math>
  </td>
  <td align="left">
<math>
~- \biggl[ \frac{2\alpha}{\xi} \frac{d}{d\xi}\biggl( \frac{\sin\xi}{\xi} \biggr) + \sigma^2 \biggr]  \biggl( \frac{\xi}{\sin\xi}\biggr) x
= - \biggl[ \frac{2\alpha x^'}{\xi} + \sigma^2 \biggr] \, .
</math>
  </td>
</tr>
</table>
</div>
At the same time, the left-hand-side (LHS) may, quite generically, be written as:
<div align="center">
<table border="0" cellpadding="5">
<tr>
  <td align="right">
LHS
  </td>
  <td align="center">
<math>~=</math>
  </td>
  <td align="left">
<math>~ \frac{x^'}{\xi}
\biggl\{ \frac{\xi}{(\xi^2 \sin^2\xi)x^'} \cdot \frac{d[ (\xi^2 \sin^2\xi)x^']}{d\xi} \biggr\}
</math>
  </td>
</tr>
<tr>
  <td align="right">
&nbsp;
  </td>
  <td align="center">
<math>~=</math>
  </td>
  <td align="left">
<math>~ \frac{x^'}{\xi}
\biggl[\frac{d\ln[ (\xi^2 \sin^2\xi)x^']}{d\ln\xi} \biggr] \, .
</math>
  </td>
</tr>
</table>
</div>
Putting the two sides together therefore gives,
<div align="center">
<table border="0" cellpadding="5">
<tr>
  <td align="right">
<math>~ \frac{x^'}{\xi}
\biggl[\frac{d\ln[ (\xi^2 \sin^2\xi)x^']}{d\ln\xi} +2\alpha \biggr]
</math>
  </td>
  <td align="center">
<math>~=</math>
  </td>
  <td align="left">
<math>
~-\sigma^2
</math>
  </td>
</tr>
<tr>
  <td align="right">
<math>~ \Rightarrow ~~~~~
\biggl[\frac{d\ln[ (\xi^2 \sin^2\xi)x^']^{1/(2\alpha)}}{d\ln\xi} +1 \biggr]
</math>
  </td>
  <td align="center">
<math>~=</math>
  </td>
  <td align="left">
<math>
~- \frac{\sigma^2}{2\alpha }  \biggl( \frac{\xi}{x^'} \biggr)
</math>
  </td>
</tr>
<tr>
  <td align="right">
<math>~ \Rightarrow ~~~~~
\frac{d\ln[ (\xi^2 \sin^2\xi)x^']^{-1/(2\alpha)}}{d\ln\xi}
</math>
  </td>
  <td align="center">
<math>~=</math>
  </td>
  <td align="left">
<math>
~1 + \frac{\sigma^2}{2\alpha }  \biggl( \frac{\xi}{x^'} \biggr) \, .
</math>
  </td>
</tr>
</table>
</div>
[<font color="red">Comment from J. E. Tohline on 6 April 2015:</font> I'm not sure what else to make of this.]
===Second Guess (n1)===
Adopting the generic rewriting of the LHS, and leaving the RHS fully generic as well, we have,
<div align="center">
<table border="0" cellpadding="5">
<tr>
  <td align="right">
<math>~ \frac{x^'}{\xi}
\biggl[\frac{d\ln[ (\xi^2 \sin^2\xi)x^']}{d\ln\xi} \biggr]
</math>
  </td>
  <td align="center">
<math>~=</math>
  </td>
  <td align="left">
<math>
~- \biggl[ \frac{2\alpha}{\xi} \frac{d}{d\xi}\biggl( \frac{\sin\xi}{\xi} \biggr) + \sigma^2 \biggr]  \biggl( \frac{\xi}{\sin\xi}\biggr) x
</math>
  </td>
</tr>
<tr>
  <td align="right">
<math>~\Rightarrow ~~~~~ \frac{x^'}{x}
\biggl[\frac{d\ln[ (\xi^2 \sin^2\xi)x^']}{d\ln\xi} \biggr]
</math>
  </td>
  <td align="center">
<math>~=</math>
  </td>
  <td align="left">
<math>
~- 2\alpha\biggl( \frac{\xi}{\sin\xi}\biggr) \frac{d}{d\xi}\biggl( \frac{\sin\xi}{\xi} \biggr)
~- \sigma^2\biggl( \frac{\xi^2}{\sin\xi}\biggr) 
</math>
  </td>
</tr>
<tr>
  <td align="right">
<math>~\Rightarrow ~~~~~ \frac{d\ln(x)}{d\ln \xi}
\biggl[\frac{d\ln[ (\xi^2 \sin^2\xi)x^']}{d\ln\xi} \biggr]
</math>
  </td>
  <td align="center">
<math>~=</math>
  </td>
  <td align="left">
<math>
~- 2\alpha\biggl[ \frac{d\ln(\sin\xi/\xi)}{d\ln \xi} \biggr]
~- \sigma^2\biggl( \frac{\xi^3}{\sin\xi}\biggr)  \, .
</math>
  </td>
</tr>
<tr>
  <td align="right">
<math>
~\Rightarrow ~~~~ - \sigma^2 
</math>
  </td>
  <td align="center">
<math>~=</math>
  </td>
  <td align="left">
<math>~ \biggl( \frac{\sin\xi}{\xi^3}\biggr) \biggl\{\frac{d\ln(x)}{d\ln \xi}
\biggl[\frac{d\ln[ (\xi^2 \sin^2\xi)x^']}{d\ln\xi} \biggr] +
2\alpha\biggl[ \frac{d\ln(\sin\xi/\xi)}{d\ln \xi} \biggr] \biggr\} \, .
</math>
  </td>
</tr>
</table>
</div>
[<font color="red">Comment from J. E. Tohline on 6 April 2015:</font> I'm not sure what else to make of this.]
===Third Guess (n1)===
Let's rewrite the polytropic (n = 1) wave equation as follows:
<div align="center">
<math>
~\sin\xi \biggl[ \xi^2 x^{''} + 2\xi x^' - 2\alpha x \biggr]
+ \cos\xi \biggl[ 2\xi^2 x^' + 2\alpha \xi x \biggr]
+\sigma^2 \xi^3 x = 0 \, .
</math>
</div>
It is difficult to determine what term in the adiabatic wave equation will cancel the term involving <math>~\sigma^2</math> because its leading coefficient is <math>~\xi^3</math> and no other term contains a power of <math>~\xi</math> that is higher than two.  After thinking through various trial eigenvector expressions, <math>~x(\xi)</math>, I have determined that a function of the following form has a ''chance'' of working because the second derivative of the function generates a leading factor of <math>~\xi^3</math> while the function itself does not introduce any additional factors of <math>~\xi</math> into the term that contains <math>~\sigma^2</math>:
<div align="center">
<table border="0" cellpadding="5">
<tr>
  <td align="right">
<math>~x</math>
  </td>
  <td align="center">
<math>~=</math>
  </td>
  <td align="left">
<math>
~[a\sin^2(\xi^{5/2}) + b\sin(\xi^{5/2})\cos(\xi^{5/2}) + c\cos^2(\xi^{5/2})] [ A\sin\xi + B\cos\xi]
</math>
  </td>
</tr>
<tr>
  <td align="right">
<math>~\Rightarrow ~~~ x^'</math>
  </td>
  <td align="center">
<math>~=</math>
  </td>
  <td align="left">
<math>
~[a\sin^2(\xi^{5/2}) + b\sin(\xi^{5/2})\cos(\xi^{5/2}) + c\cos^2(\xi^{5/2})] \cdot \frac{d[ A\sin\xi + B\cos\xi]}{d\xi}
</math>
  </td>
</tr>
<tr>
  <td align="right">
&nbsp;
  </td>
  <td align="center">
&nbsp;
  </td>
  <td align="left">
<math>
~+ \frac{d[a\sin^2(\xi^{5/2}) + b\sin(\xi^{5/2})\cos(\xi^{5/2}) + c\cos^2(\xi^{5/2})]}{d\xi} \cdot [ A\sin\xi + B\cos\xi]
</math>
  </td>
</tr>
<tr>
  <td align="right">
&nbsp;
  </td>
  <td align="center">
<math>~=</math>
  </td>
  <td align="left">
<math>
~[a\sin^2(\xi^{5/2}) + b\sin(\xi^{5/2})\cos(\xi^{5/2}) + c\cos^2(\xi^{5/2})] \cdot \frac{d[ A\sin\xi + B\cos\xi]}{d\xi}
</math>
  </td>
</tr>
<tr>
  <td align="right">
&nbsp;
  </td>
  <td align="center">
&nbsp;
  </td>
  <td align="left">
<math>
~+ [ A\sin\xi + B\cos\xi]
\biggl\{5a \xi^{3/2}  \sin(\xi^{5/2}) \cos(\xi^{5/2})
+ b\biggl[ \frac{5}{2} \xi^{3/2}\cos^2(\xi^{5/2})  - \frac{5}{2} \xi^{3/2}\sin^2(\xi^{5/2}) \biggr]
- 5c \xi^{3/2}  \sin(\xi^{5/2}) \cos(\xi^{5/2})  \biggr\}
</math>
  </td>
</tr>
<tr>
  <td align="right">
&nbsp;
  </td>
  <td align="center">
<math>~=</math>
  </td>
  <td align="left">
<math>
~[a\sin^2(\xi^{5/2}) + b\sin(\xi^{5/2})\cos(\xi^{5/2}) + c\cos^2(\xi^{5/2})] \cdot \frac{d[ A\sin\xi + B\cos\xi]}{d\xi}
</math>
  </td>
</tr>
<tr>
  <td align="right">
&nbsp;
  </td>
  <td align="center">
&nbsp;
  </td>
  <td align="left">
<math>
~+ [ A\sin\xi + B\cos\xi]
\biggl\{5(a-c) \xi^{3/2}  \sin(\xi^{5/2}) \cos(\xi^{5/2})
+ \frac{5b}{2} \xi^{3/2}\biggl[ 1  - 2\sin^2(\xi^{5/2}) \biggr]
\biggr\}
</math>
  </td>
</tr>
<tr>
  <td align="right">
<math>~\Rightarrow ~~~ x^{''}</math>
  </td>
  <td align="center">
<math>~=</math>
  </td>
  <td align="left">
<math>
~[a\sin^2(\xi^{5/2}) + b\sin(\xi^{5/2})\cos(\xi^{5/2}) + c\cos^2(\xi^{5/2})] \cdot \frac{d^2[ A\sin\xi + B\cos\xi]}{d^2\xi}
</math>
  </td>
</tr>
<tr>
  <td align="right">
&nbsp;
  </td>
  <td align="center">
&nbsp;
  </td>
  <td align="left">
<math>~+
\biggl\{5(a-c) \xi^{3/2}  \sin(\xi^{5/2}) \cos(\xi^{5/2})
+ \frac{5b}{2} \xi^{3/2}\biggl[ 1  - 2\sin^2(\xi^{5/2}) \biggr]
\biggr\} \cdot \frac{d[ A\sin\xi + B\cos\xi]}{d\xi}
</math>
  </td>
</tr>
<tr>
  <td align="right">
&nbsp;
  </td>
  <td align="center">
&nbsp;
  </td>
  <td align="left">
<math>
~+ [ A\sin\xi + B\cos\xi] \biggl\{
\frac{15}{2}(a-c) \xi^{1/2}  \sin(\xi^{5/2}) \cos(\xi^{5/2})
+\frac{25}{2}(a-c) \xi^{3}  \cos^2(\xi^{5/2})
- \frac{25}{2}(a-c) \xi^{3}  \sin^2(\xi^{5/2})
</math>
  </td>
</tr>
<tr>
  <td align="right">
&nbsp;
  </td>
  <td align="center">
&nbsp;
  </td>
  <td align="left">
<math>
+ \frac{15b}{4} \xi^{1/2}\biggl[ 1  - 2\sin^2(\xi^{5/2}) \biggr]
- 25b \xi^{3}\sin(\xi^{5/2}) \cos(\xi^{5/2})
\biggr\}
</math>
  </td>
</tr>
<tr>
  <td align="right">
&nbsp;
  </td>
  <td align="center">
<math>~=</math>
  </td>
  <td align="left">
<math>
~[a\sin^2(\xi^{5/2}) + b\sin(\xi^{5/2})\cos(\xi^{5/2}) + c\cos^2(\xi^{5/2})] \cdot \frac{d^2[ A\sin\xi + B\cos\xi]}{d^2\xi}
</math>
  </td>
</tr>
<tr>
  <td align="right">
&nbsp;
  </td>
  <td align="center">
&nbsp;
  </td>
  <td align="left">
<math>~+
\biggl\{5(a-c) \xi^{3/2}  \sin(\xi^{5/2}) \cos(\xi^{5/2})
+ \frac{5b}{2} \xi^{3/2}\biggl[ 1  - 2\sin^2(\xi^{5/2}) \biggr]
\biggr\} \cdot \frac{d[ A\sin\xi + B\cos\xi]}{d\xi}
</math>
  </td>
</tr>
<tr>
  <td align="right">
&nbsp;
  </td>
  <td align="center">
&nbsp;
  </td>
  <td align="left">
<math>
~+ [ A\sin\xi + B\cos\xi] \biggl\{ \frac{15}{4}\xi^{1/2} \biggl[
2(a-c) \sin(\xi^{5/2}) \cos(\xi^{5/2})
+ b\biggl( 1  - 2\sin^2(\xi^{5/2}) \biggr) \biggr]
</math>
  </td>
</tr>
<tr>
  <td align="right">
&nbsp;
  </td>
  <td align="center">
&nbsp;
  </td>
  <td align="left">
<math>~+ \frac{25}{2} \xi^3 \biggl[
- 2b \sin(\xi^{5/2}) \cos(\xi^{5/2})
+(a-c) \biggl( 1- 2\sin^2(\xi^{5/2}) \biggr) \biggr] \biggr\}
</math>
  </td>
</tr>
</table>
</div>
[<font color="red">Comment from J. E. Tohline on 9 April 2015:</font> I'm not sure what else to make of this.]
[<font color="red">Additional comment from J. E. Tohline on 15 April 2015:</font> It is perhaps worth mentioning that there is a similarity between the argument of the trigonometric function being used in this "third guess" and the [[SSC/Structure/Polytropes#Srivastava.27s_F-Type_Solution|Lane-Emden function derived by Srivastava for <math>~n=5</math> polytropes]]; and also a similarity between Srivastava's function and the functional form of the LHS that we constructed, [[SSC/Stability/Polytropes#Second_Guess|above, in connection with our "second guess]]."]
===Fourth Guess (n1)===
Again, working with the polytropic (n = 1) wave equation written in the following form,
<div align="center">
<math>
~\sin\xi \biggl[ \xi^2 x^{''} + 2\xi x^' - 2\alpha x \biggr]
+ \cos\xi \biggl[ 2\xi^2 x^' + 2\alpha \xi x \biggr]
+\sigma^2 \xi^3 x = 0 \, .
</math>
</div>
Now, let's try:
<div align="center">
<math>~x = a_0 + b_1 \xi \sin\xi + c_2 \xi^2 \cos\xi  \, ,</math>
</div>
which means,
<div align="center">
<table border="0" cellpadding="5">
<tr>
  <td align="right">
<math>~x^' </math>
  </td>
  <td align="center">
<math>~=</math>
  </td>
  <td align="left">
<math>
~b_1 \sin\xi + b_1 \xi \cos\xi + 2c_2 \xi \cos\xi - c_2\xi^2 \sin\xi
</math>
  </td>
</tr>
<tr>
  <td align="right">
&nbsp;
  </td>
  <td align="center">
<math>~=</math>
  </td>
  <td align="left">
<math>
~(b_1 - c_2\xi^2 ) \sin\xi + (b_1  + 2c_2)\xi \cos\xi \, ,
</math>
  </td>
</tr>
<tr>
  <td align="right">
<math>~x^{''} </math>
  </td>
  <td align="center">
<math>~=</math>
  </td>
  <td align="left">
<math>
~(- 2c_2\xi ) \sin\xi + (b_1 - c_2\xi^2 ) \cos\xi
+ (b_1  + 2c_2 )\cos\xi - (b_1  + 2c_2 )\xi \sin\xi
</math>
  </td>
</tr>
<tr>
  <td align="right">
&nbsp;
  </td>
  <td align="center">
<math>~=</math>
  </td>
  <td align="left">
<math>
~-(2c_2+b_1 + 2c_2 ) \xi \sin\xi + (2b_1 + 2c_2 - c_2\xi^2  ) \cos\xi  \, .
</math>
  </td>
</tr>
</table>
</div>
The LHS of the wave equation then becomes,
<div align="center">
<table border="0" cellpadding="5" align="center">
<tr>
  <td align="right">
LHS
  </td>
  <td align="center">
<math>~=</math>
  </td>
  <td align="left">
<math>
~\sin\xi \biggl\{ \xi^2 \biggl[ -(2c_2+b_1 + 2c_2 ) \xi \sin\xi + (2b_1 + 2c_2 - c_2\xi^2  ) \cos\xi \biggr]
+ 2\xi \biggl[ (b_1 - c_2\xi^2 ) \sin\xi + (b_1  + 2c_2)\xi \cos\xi  \biggr]
- 2\alpha \biggl[ a_0 + (b_1 \xi) \sin\xi + (c_2 \xi^2) \cos\xi  \biggr] \biggr\}
</math>
  </td>
</tr>
<tr>
  <td align="right">
&nbsp;
  </td>
  <td align="center">
&nbsp;
  </td>
  <td align="left">
<math>
+ \cos\xi \biggl\{ 2\xi^2 \biggl[ (b_1 - c_2\xi^2 ) \sin\xi + (b_1  + 2c_2)\xi \cos\xi  \biggr]
+ 2\alpha \xi \biggl[ a_0 + (b_1 \xi) \sin\xi + (c_2 \xi^2) \cos\xi  \biggr] \biggr\}
+\sigma^2 \xi^3 \biggl[ a_0 + b_1 \xi \sin\xi + c_2 \xi^2 \cos\xi  \biggr]
</math>
  </td>
</tr>
<tr>
  <td align="right">
&nbsp;
  </td>
  <td align="center">
<math>~=</math>
  </td>
  <td align="left">
<math>
~\sin\xi \biggl\{  \biggl[ -(2c_2+b_1 + 2c_2 ) \xi^3 \sin\xi + (2b_1 + 2c_2 - c_2\xi^2  ) \xi^2\cos\xi \biggr]
+ \biggl[ 2(b_1 - c_2\xi^2 )\xi \sin\xi + 2(b_1  + 2c_2)\xi^2 \cos\xi  \biggr]
- 2\alpha \biggl[ a_0 + (b_1 \xi) \sin\xi + (c_2 \xi^2) \cos\xi  \biggr] \biggr\}
</math>
  </td>
</tr>
<tr>
  <td align="right">
&nbsp;
  </td>
  <td align="center">
&nbsp;
  </td>
  <td align="left">
<math>
+ \cos\xi \biggl\{ \biggl[ 2(b_1 - c_2\xi^2 )\xi^2 \sin\xi + 2(b_1  + 2c_2)\xi^3 \cos\xi  \biggr]
+ \biggl[ 2a_0\alpha \xi  + 2b_1\alpha \xi^2 \sin\xi + 2c_2 \alpha \xi^3 \cos\xi  \biggr] \biggr\}
+\sigma^2 \biggl[ a_0\xi^3  + b_1 \xi^4 \sin\xi + c_2 \xi^5 \cos\xi  \biggr]
</math>
  </td>
</tr>
<tr>
  <td align="right">
&nbsp;
  </td>
  <td align="center">
<math>~=</math>
  </td>
  <td align="left">
<math>
~\sin\xi \biggl\{-  2\alpha a_0 +  \biggl[ -(2c_2+b_1 + 2c_2 ) \xi^3  + 2(b_1 - c_2\xi^2 )\xi  - 2\alpha (b_1 \xi) \biggr]\sin\xi
+ \biggl[ (2b_1 + 2c_2 - c_2\xi^2  ) \xi^2 + 2(b_1  + 2c_2)\xi^2  - 2\alpha (c_2 \xi^2) \biggr] \cos\xi  \biggr\}
</math>
  </td>
</tr>
<tr>
  <td align="right">
&nbsp;
  </td>
  <td align="center">
&nbsp;
  </td>
  <td align="left">
<math>
+ \cos\xi \biggl\{ + 2a_0\alpha \xi  + \biggl[ 2(b_1 - c_2\xi^2 )\xi^2 + 2b_1\alpha \xi^2 \biggr] \sin\xi 
+ \biggl[ 2(b_1  + 2c_2)\xi^3  + 2c_2 \alpha \xi^3\biggr] \cos\xi  \biggr\}
+\sigma^2 \biggl[ a_0\xi^3  + b_1 \xi^4 \sin\xi + c_2 \xi^5 \cos\xi  \biggr]
</math>
  </td>
</tr>
<tr>
  <td align="right">
&nbsp;
  </td>
  <td align="center">
<math>~=</math>
  </td>
  <td align="left">
<math>
~\sigma^2 a_0 \xi^3 +  \biggl[ -(2c_2+b_1 + 2c_2 ) \xi^3  + 2(b_1 - c_2\xi^2 )\xi  - 2\alpha (b_1 \xi) \biggr]\sin^2\xi
+ \biggl[ 2(b_1  + 2c_2)\xi^3  + 2c_2 \alpha \xi^3\biggr] \biggl(1-\sin^2\xi \biggr)
</math>
  </td>
</tr>
<tr>
  <td align="right">
&nbsp;
  </td>
  <td align="center">
&nbsp;
  </td>
  <td align="left">
<math>
+ \biggl[ (2b_1 + 2c_2 - c_2\xi^2  ) \xi^2 + 2(b_1  + 2c_2)\xi^2  - 2\alpha (c_2 \xi^2) \biggr] \sin\xi \cos\xi 
+ \biggl[ 2(b_1 - c_2\xi^2 )\xi^2 + 2b_1\alpha \xi^2 \biggr] \sin\xi  \cos\xi 
</math>
  </td>
</tr>
<tr>
  <td align="right">
&nbsp;
  </td>
  <td align="center">
&nbsp;
  </td>
  <td align="left">
<math>
+\sigma^2 \biggl[ b_1 \xi^4 \sin\xi + c_2 \xi^5 \cos\xi  \biggr] + 2a_0\alpha \xi\cos\xi  -  2\alpha a_0 \sin\xi 
</math>
  </td>
</tr>
<tr>
  <td align="right">
&nbsp;
  </td>
  <td align="center">
<math>~=</math>
  </td>
  <td align="left">
<math>
~\biggl[ \sigma^2 a_0  +  2(b_1  + 2c_2)  + 2c_2 \alpha \biggr]\xi^3 +  \biggl\{+ 2(b_1 )\xi  - 2\alpha (b_1 \xi)  +[-2c_2
- 2(b_1  + 2c_2)  - 2c_2 \alpha  -(2c_2+b_1 + 2c_2 )] \xi^3  \biggr\} \sin^2\xi
</math>
  </td>
</tr>
<tr>
  <td align="right">
&nbsp;
  </td>
  <td align="center">
&nbsp;
  </td>
  <td align="left">
<math>
+ \biggl\{ [ (2b_1 + 2c_2 )  + 2(b_1  + 2c_2)  - 2\alpha (c_2 )  + 2(b_1 ) + 2b_1\alpha ] \xi^2 
-3c_2\xi^4 \biggr\} \sin\xi  \cos\xi 
</math>
  </td>
</tr>
<tr>
  <td align="right">
&nbsp;
  </td>
  <td align="center">
&nbsp;
  </td>
  <td align="left">
<math>~+
\sin\xi \biggl[\sigma^2b_1 \xi^4 -  2\alpha a_0  \biggr] + \xi \cos\xi \biggl[\sigma^2 c_2 \xi^4 + 2a_0\alpha \biggr]
</math>
  </td>
</tr>
<tr>
  <td align="right">
&nbsp;
  </td>
  <td align="center">
<math>~=</math>
  </td>
  <td align="left">
<math>
~[ \sigma^2 a_0  +  2(b_1  + 2c_2)  + 2c_2 \alpha ]\xi^3 + 
\biggl\{2 b_1(1-\alpha) - [2c_2(5+\alpha) + 3b_1] \xi^2 \biggr\} \xi \sin^2\xi
</math>
  </td>
</tr>
<tr>
  <td align="right">
&nbsp;
  </td>
  <td align="center">
&nbsp;
  </td>
  <td align="left">
<math>
+ \biggl\{ 2(3-\alpha)( b_1+c_2 )    -3c_2\xi^2 \biggr\} \xi^2 \sin\xi  \cos\xi 
+\sin\xi \biggl[\sigma^2b_1 \xi^4 -  2\alpha a_0  \biggr] + \xi \cos\xi \biggl[\sigma^2 c_2 \xi^4 + 2a_0\alpha \biggr] \, .
</math>
  </td>
</tr>
</table>
</div>





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Radial Oscillations of n = 1 Polytropic Spheres

Groundwork

In an accompanying discussion, we derived the so-called,

Adiabatic Wave (or Radial Pulsation) Equation

d2xdr02+[4r0(g0ρ0P0)]dxdr0+(ρ0γgP0)[ω2+(43γg)g0r0]x=0

whose solution gives eigenfunctions that describe various radial modes of oscillation in spherically symmetric, self-gravitating fluid configurations. Because this widely used form of the radial pulsation equation is not dimensionless but, rather, has units of inverse length-squared, we have found it useful to also recast it in the following dimensionless form:

d2xdχ02+[4χ0(ρ0ρc)(P0Pc)1(g0gSSC)]dxdχ0+(ρ0ρc)(P0Pc)1(1γg)[τSSC2ω2+(43γg)(g0gSSC)1χ0]x=0,

where,

gSSCPcRρc,       and       τSSC[R2ρcPc]1/2.

In a separate discussion, we showed that specifically for isolated, polytropic configurations, this linear adiabatic wave equation (LAWE) can be rewritten as,

0

=

d2xdξ2+[4(n+1)V(ξ)ξ]dxdξ+[ω2γgθ(n+14πGρc)(34γg)(n+1)V(x)ξ2]x

 

=

d2xdξ2+[4ξ(n+1)θ(dθdξ)]dxdξ+(n+1)θ[σc26γgαξ(dθdξ)]x,

where we have adopted the dimensionless frequency notation,

σc2

3ω22πGρc.

Here we focus on an analysis of the specific case of isolated, n=1 polytropic configurations, whose unperturbed equilibrium structure can be prescribed in terms of analytic functions. Our hope — as yet unfulfilled — is that we can discover an analytically prescribed eigenvector solution to the governing LAWE.

Search for Analytic Solutions to the LAWE

Setup

From our derived structure of an n = 1 polytrope, in terms of the configuration's radius R and mass M, the central pressure and density are, respectively,

Pc=πG8(M2R4) ,

and

ρc=πM4R3 .

Hence the characteristic time and acceleration are, respectively,

τSSC=[R2ρcPc]1/2=[2R3GM]1/2=[π2Gρc]1/2,

and,

gSSC=PcRρc=(GM2R2).

The required functions are,

  • Density:

ρ0(χ0)ρc=sin(πχ0)πχ0 ;

  • Pressure:

P0(χ0)Pc=[sin(πχ0)πχ0]2 ;

  • Gravitational acceleration:

g0(r0)gSSC=2χ02[Mr(χ0)M]=2πχ02[sin(πχ0)πχ0cos(πχ0)].

So our desired Eigenvalues and Eigenvectors will be solutions to the following ODE:

d2xdχ02+2χ0[1+πχ0cot(πχ0)]dxdχ0+1γg{πχ0sin(πχ0)[πω22Gρc]+2χ02(43γg)[1πχ0cot(πχ0)]}x=0,


or, replacing χ0 with ξπχ0 and dividing the entire expression by π2, we have,

d2xdξ2+2ξ[1+ξcotξ]dxdξ+1γg{ξsinξ[ω22πGρc]+2ξ2(43γg)[1ξcotξ]}x=0.


This is identical to the formulation of the wave equation that is relevant to the (n = 1) core of the composite polytrope studied by J. O. Murphy & R. Fiedler (1985b); for comparison, their expression is displayed, here, in the following boxed-in image.

n = 1 Polytropic Formulation of Wave Equation as Presented by Murphy & Fiedler (1985b)

Murphy & Fiedler (1985b)
Murphy & Fiedler (1985b)



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Attempt at Deriving an Analytic Eigenvector Solution

Multiplying the last expression through by ξ2sinξ gives,

(ξ2sinξ)d2xdξ2+2[ξsinξ+ξ2cosξ]dxdξ+[σ2ξ32α(sinξξcosξ)]x=0,


where,

σ2

ω22πGρcγg,

α

34γg.

The first two terms can be folded together to give,

1ξ2sin2ξddξ[ξ2sin2ξdxdξ]

=

1ξ2sinξ[2α(sinξξcosξ)σ2ξ3]x

 

=

[2αξ2(ξcosξsinξ1)+σ2(ξsinξ)]x

 

=

[2αξ2ξ2sinξddξ(sinξξ)+σ2(ξsinξ)]x

 

=

[2αξddξ(sinξξ)+σ2](ξsinξ)x,

where, in order to make this next-to-last step, we have recognized that,

ddξ(sinξξ)

=

sinξξ2[ξcosξsinξ1].

It would seem that the eigenfunction, x(ξ), should be expressible in terms of trigonometric functions and powers of ξ; indeed, it appears as though the expression governing this eigenfunction would simplify considerably if xsinξ/ξ. With this in mind, we have made some attempts to guess the exact form of the eigenfunction. Here is one such attempt.

First Guess (n1)

Let's try,

x=sinξξ,

which means,

x'dxdξ

=

sinξξ2[ξcosξsinξ1].

Does this satisfy the governing expression? Let's see. The right-and-side (RHS) gives:

RHS

=

[2αξddξ(sinξξ)+σ2](ξsinξ)x=[2αx'ξ+σ2].

At the same time, the left-hand-side (LHS) may, quite generically, be written as:

LHS

=

x'ξ{ξ(ξ2sin2ξ)x'd[(ξ2sin2ξ)x']dξ}

 

=

x'ξ[dln[(ξ2sin2ξ)x']dlnξ].

Putting the two sides together therefore gives,

x'ξ[dln[(ξ2sin2ξ)x']dlnξ+2α]

=

σ2

[dln[(ξ2sin2ξ)x']1/(2α)dlnξ+1]

=

σ22α(ξx')

dln[(ξ2sin2ξ)x']1/(2α)dlnξ

=

1+σ22α(ξx').

[Comment from J. E. Tohline on 6 April 2015: I'm not sure what else to make of this.]


Second Guess (n1)

Adopting the generic rewriting of the LHS, and leaving the RHS fully generic as well, we have,

x'ξ[dln[(ξ2sin2ξ)x']dlnξ]

=

[2αξddξ(sinξξ)+σ2](ξsinξ)x

x'x[dln[(ξ2sin2ξ)x']dlnξ]

=

2α(ξsinξ)ddξ(sinξξ)σ2(ξ2sinξ)

dln(x)dlnξ[dln[(ξ2sin2ξ)x']dlnξ]

=

2α[dln(sinξ/ξ)dlnξ]σ2(ξ3sinξ).

σ2

=

(sinξξ3){dln(x)dlnξ[dln[(ξ2sin2ξ)x']dlnξ]+2α[dln(sinξ/ξ)dlnξ]}.

[Comment from J. E. Tohline on 6 April 2015: I'm not sure what else to make of this.]


Third Guess (n1)

Let's rewrite the polytropic (n = 1) wave equation as follows:

sinξ[ξ2x'+2ξx'2αx]+cosξ[2ξ2x'+2αξx]+σ2ξ3x=0.

It is difficult to determine what term in the adiabatic wave equation will cancel the term involving σ2 because its leading coefficient is ξ3 and no other term contains a power of ξ that is higher than two. After thinking through various trial eigenvector expressions, x(ξ), I have determined that a function of the following form has a chance of working because the second derivative of the function generates a leading factor of ξ3 while the function itself does not introduce any additional factors of ξ into the term that contains σ2:

x

=

[asin2(ξ5/2)+bsin(ξ5/2)cos(ξ5/2)+ccos2(ξ5/2)][Asinξ+Bcosξ]

x'

=

[asin2(ξ5/2)+bsin(ξ5/2)cos(ξ5/2)+ccos2(ξ5/2)]d[Asinξ+Bcosξ]dξ

 

 

+d[asin2(ξ5/2)+bsin(ξ5/2)cos(ξ5/2)+ccos2(ξ5/2)]dξ[Asinξ+Bcosξ]

 

=

[asin2(ξ5/2)+bsin(ξ5/2)cos(ξ5/2)+ccos2(ξ5/2)]d[Asinξ+Bcosξ]dξ

 

 

+[Asinξ+Bcosξ]{5aξ3/2sin(ξ5/2)cos(ξ5/2)+b[52ξ3/2cos2(ξ5/2)52ξ3/2sin2(ξ5/2)]5cξ3/2sin(ξ5/2)cos(ξ5/2)}

 

=

[asin2(ξ5/2)+bsin(ξ5/2)cos(ξ5/2)+ccos2(ξ5/2)]d[Asinξ+Bcosξ]dξ

 

 

+[Asinξ+Bcosξ]{5(ac)ξ3/2sin(ξ5/2)cos(ξ5/2)+5b2ξ3/2[12sin2(ξ5/2)]}

x'

=

[asin2(ξ5/2)+bsin(ξ5/2)cos(ξ5/2)+ccos2(ξ5/2)]d2[Asinξ+Bcosξ]d2ξ

 

 

+{5(ac)ξ3/2sin(ξ5/2)cos(ξ5/2)+5b2ξ3/2[12sin2(ξ5/2)]}d[Asinξ+Bcosξ]dξ

 

 

+[Asinξ+Bcosξ]{152(ac)ξ1/2sin(ξ5/2)cos(ξ5/2)+252(ac)ξ3cos2(ξ5/2)252(ac)ξ3sin2(ξ5/2)

 

 

+15b4ξ1/2[12sin2(ξ5/2)]25bξ3sin(ξ5/2)cos(ξ5/2)}

 

=

[asin2(ξ5/2)+bsin(ξ5/2)cos(ξ5/2)+ccos2(ξ5/2)]d2[Asinξ+Bcosξ]d2ξ

 

 

+{5(ac)ξ3/2sin(ξ5/2)cos(ξ5/2)+5b2ξ3/2[12sin2(ξ5/2)]}d[Asinξ+Bcosξ]dξ

 

 

+[Asinξ+Bcosξ]{154ξ1/2[2(ac)sin(ξ5/2)cos(ξ5/2)+b(12sin2(ξ5/2))]

 

 

+252ξ3[2bsin(ξ5/2)cos(ξ5/2)+(ac)(12sin2(ξ5/2))]}

[Comment from J. E. Tohline on 9 April 2015: I'm not sure what else to make of this.]

[Additional comment from J. E. Tohline on 15 April 2015: It is perhaps worth mentioning that there is a similarity between the argument of the trigonometric function being used in this "third guess" and the Lane-Emden function derived by Srivastava for n=5 polytropes; and also a similarity between Srivastava's function and the functional form of the LHS that we constructed, above, in connection with our "second guess."]

Fourth Guess (n1)

Again, working with the polytropic (n = 1) wave equation written in the following form,

sinξ[ξ2x'+2ξx'2αx]+cosξ[2ξ2x'+2αξx]+σ2ξ3x=0.

Now, let's try:

x=a0+b1ξsinξ+c2ξ2cosξ,

which means,

x'

=

b1sinξ+b1ξcosξ+2c2ξcosξc2ξ2sinξ

 

=

(b1c2ξ2)sinξ+(b1+2c2)ξcosξ,

x'

=

(2c2ξ)sinξ+(b1c2ξ2)cosξ+(b1+2c2)cosξ(b1+2c2)ξsinξ

 

=

(2c2+b1+2c2)ξsinξ+(2b1+2c2c2ξ2)cosξ.

The LHS of the wave equation then becomes,

LHS

=

sinξ{ξ2[(2c2+b1+2c2)ξsinξ+(2b1+2c2c2ξ2)cosξ]+2ξ[(b1c2ξ2)sinξ+(b1+2c2)ξcosξ]2α[a0+(b1ξ)sinξ+(c2ξ2)cosξ]}

 

 

+cosξ{2ξ2[(b1c2ξ2)sinξ+(b1+2c2)ξcosξ]+2αξ[a0+(b1ξ)sinξ+(c2ξ2)cosξ]}+σ2ξ3[a0+b1ξsinξ+c2ξ2cosξ]

 

=

sinξ{[(2c2+b1+2c2)ξ3sinξ+(2b1+2c2c2ξ2)ξ2cosξ]+[2(b1c2ξ2)ξsinξ+2(b1+2c2)ξ2cosξ]2α[a0+(b1ξ)sinξ+(c2ξ2)cosξ]}

 

 

+cosξ{[2(b1c2ξ2)ξ2sinξ+2(b1+2c2)ξ3cosξ]+[2a0αξ+2b1αξ2sinξ+2c2αξ3cosξ]}+σ2[a0ξ3+b1ξ4sinξ+c2ξ5cosξ]

 

=

sinξ{2αa0+[(2c2+b1+2c2)ξ3+2(b1c2ξ2)ξ2α(b1ξ)]sinξ+[(2b1+2c2c2ξ2)ξ2+2(b1+2c2)ξ22α(c2ξ2)]cosξ}

 

 

+cosξ{+2a0αξ+[2(b1c2ξ2)ξ2+2b1αξ2]sinξ+[2(b1+2c2)ξ3+2c2αξ3]cosξ}+σ2[a0ξ3+b1ξ4sinξ+c2ξ5cosξ]

 

=

σ2a0ξ3+[(2c2+b1+2c2)ξ3+2(b1c2ξ2)ξ2α(b1ξ)]sin2ξ+[2(b1+2c2)ξ3+2c2αξ3](1sin2ξ)

 

 

+[(2b1+2c2c2ξ2)ξ2+2(b1+2c2)ξ22α(c2ξ2)]sinξcosξ+[2(b1c2ξ2)ξ2+2b1αξ2]sinξcosξ

 

 

+σ2[b1ξ4sinξ+c2ξ5cosξ]+2a0αξcosξ2αa0sinξ

 

=

[σ2a0+2(b1+2c2)+2c2α]ξ3+{+2(b1)ξ2α(b1ξ)+[2c22(b1+2c2)2c2α(2c2+b1+2c2)]ξ3}sin2ξ

 

 

+{[(2b1+2c2)+2(b1+2c2)2α(c2)+2(b1)+2b1α]ξ23c2ξ4}sinξcosξ

 

 

+sinξ[σ2b1ξ42αa0]+ξcosξ[σ2c2ξ4+2a0α]

 

=

[σ2a0+2(b1+2c2)+2c2α]ξ3+{2b1(1α)[2c2(5+α)+3b1]ξ2}ξsin2ξ

 

 

+{2(3α)(b1+c2)3c2ξ2}ξ2sinξcosξ+sinξ[σ2b1ξ42αa0]+ξcosξ[σ2c2ξ4+2a0α].


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