Abstract
An analytical solution in terms of elliptic integrals is found for the problem connected to the isolthermal collapse of a gaseous sphere. In this way the time-dependence of spatial density distribution is promptly obtained in each point inside the sphere itself. An application for interstellar clouds is given.
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Ballone, G., Fofi, M. On the collapse of a gaseous isothermal sphere: An analytical solution. Astrophys Space Sci 85, 293–296 (1982). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00653450
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00653450