An Introduction to Modern Astrophysics · Problem 24.24

The Early Universe — Carroll & Ostlie

Physics — Astrophysics · nfw-profile-constants

Problem

Using data provided in the text for the mass of the dark matter halo interior to 50 kpc and interior to 230 kpc, estimate the values for the constants

\rho_0

and

a

in the NFW version of the dark matter halo density profile (Eq. 24.52).

Related theory

Critical Constants And The Van Der Waals Constants

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