Piecewise linear emulator of the Lane-Emden equation

Authors

  • Deborah Anne Lumantas National Institute of Physics, University of the Philippines Diliman
  • Jose Perico Esguerra National Institute of Physics, University of the Philippines Diliman

Abstract

Approximate solutions to the Lane-Emden equation for polytropes are obtained by using a piecewise linear emulator. The validity of the approximation was also examined. The zeros of the solution were then compared to the theoretical zeros as presented by Chandrasekhar. Moreover, deviation from the expected value increases with increasing n.

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Published

2011-10-24

How to Cite

[1]
DA Lumantas and JP Esguerra, Piecewise linear emulator of the Lane-Emden equation, Proceedings of the Samahang Pisika ng Pilipinas 29, SPP2011-PB-32 (2011). URL: https://proceedings.spp-online.org/article/view/SPP2011-PB-32.