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Homework Statement
Evidence for dark matter comes from “flat” rotation curves of galaxies. Assume
that the observed matter moves in circular orbits about the center of the galaxy
and that the velocity of the matter as a function of the radius v(r) is a constant.
Also assume (mass of luminous matter is negligible) and the dark matter is
distributed with spherical symmetry about the center of the galaxy.
What is the density ρ(r) of the dark matter as a function of radius?
2. Attempt
Critic density = ρ(r) = 3Ho^2 / 8piG Ho= Hubble constante
because Ho = v/d then
ρ(r) = 3v^2 / 8piGr^2 r= distance from the center of galaxy
So we can conclude that the dark matter density in a galaxy is proportional to 1/r^2.
But i found this wrong. Can somebody the me what is wrong?