Einasto profile

GPTKB entity

Statements (17)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:logic
gptkbp:appliesTo cosmological simulations
gptkbp:category gptkb:galaxy
dark matter
gptkbp:contrastsWith gptkb:Navarro-Frenk-White_profile
gptkbp:describes density distribution of dark matter halos
density distribution of galaxies
gptkbp:form ρ(r) = ρ_e exp{ -d_n [ (r/r_e)^{1/n} - 1 ] }
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Einasto profile
gptkbp:introduced 1965
gptkbp:namedAfter gptkb:Jaan_Einasto
gptkbp:parameter n (shape parameter)
r_e (effective radius)
ρ_e (density at r_e)
gptkbp:used_in astrophysics
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Jaan_Einasto
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7