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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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