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Poisson’s equation, ∇2φ = 4πG p, can be solved approximately using basis sets of potential- density y pairs. A given density is approximated by a truncated expansion; the computed expansion coefficients immediately yield the corresponding potential since each basis density function is paired with a basis potential function, and Poisson’s equation is linear.
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Earn, D.J.D. (1996). Potential-Density Basis Sets for Three-Dimensional Disks. In: Blitz, L., Teuben, P. (eds) Unsolved Problems of the Milky Way. International Astronomical Union / Union Astronomique Internationale, vol 169. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-1687-6_75
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