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Using a simple model sketched by Thirring, thermodynamical quantities of a system of self-gravitating fermions are investigated. The onset of a core-halo structure is considered as a phase transition; free energy degeneracy and related critical parameters are found.
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Bonoli, C., Curir, A. Remarks on the evaluation of critical parameters in self-gravitating systems. Astrophys Space Sci 82, 241–246 (1982). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00651480
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