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=== Density of a thick disk from Poisson Equation === Insert in the cylindrical Poisson eq. <math display="block"> \rho(R,z) ={\partial_z \partial_z \Phi \over 4 \pi G} + {\partial_R (R\partial_R \Phi) \over 4 \pi G R} = { M_0 R_0/z_0 \over 4\pi (R^2+R_0^2)^{3/2}} H(z_0-|z|), </math> which drops with radius, and is zero beyond <math> |z| > z_0</math> and uniform along the z-direction within the boundary. [[File:Density of a thick disk model.pdf|thumb|Note the vertically uniform thick disk density contour in this R0=5z0=1 model]]
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