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Volume 541, May 2012
Article Number A84
Number of page(s) 5
Section Cosmology (including clusters of galaxies)
DOI https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201118130
Published online 03 May 2012

© ESO, 2012

1. Introduction

Detailed analysis of the observations of distant SN Ia (Riess et al. 1998; Perlmutter et al. 1999) and the spectrum of fluctuations in the cosmic microwave background radiation (CMB) (see e.g. Spergel et al. 2003) have lead to the conclusion that the term representing “dark energy” (DE) contains about 70% of the average energy density in the present universe and its properties are very close (identical) to the properties of the Einstein cosmological Λ term. In the papers of Chernin (see review 2008), the question was raised about the possible influence of any cosmological constant on the properties of the Hubble flow in the local galaxy cluster (LC) and whether the LC can exist in the equilibrium state, at present values of the DE density, where the LC densities of matter consist of the baryonic and dark matter.

Here, we construct Newtonian self-gravitating models with a polytropic equation of state in the presence of DE. In this case, we have a family instead of the single model for each polytropic index n. The additional parameter β represents the ratio of the density of DE to the matter central density of the configuration. For values of n = 1, 1.5, 3, corresponding to the polytropic powers γ = 2, 5/3, 4/3, we find the limiting values of βc, such that at β > βc there are no equilibrium configurations but only an expanding cluster, possibly affected by the Hubble flow.

We derive a virial theorem and analyze the influence of DE on the dynamic stability of the equilibrium models, by using an approximate energetic method. It is shown that DE produces an effect that counteracts the stabilizing influence of the cold dark matter (McLaughlin & Fuller 1996; Bisnovatyi-Kogan 1998).

2. Main equations

We consider a spherically symmetric equilibrium configuration in Newtonian gravity, in the presence of DE, represented by the cosmological constant Λ. In this case, the gravitational force Fg that a unit mass undergoes in a spherically symmetric body is written as Fg=Gmr2+Λr3\hbox{$ F_{\rm g}=-\frac{Gm}{r^2}+\frac{\Lambda r}{3}$}, where m = m(r) is the mass inside the radius r. Its connections with the matter density ρ and the equilibrium equation are written respectively as dmdr=4πρr2,1ρdPdr=Gmr2+Λr3,\begin{equation} \label{eq2} \frac{{\rm d}m}{{\rm d}r}=4\pi\rho r^2,\quad \frac{1}{\rho}\frac{{\rm d}P}{{\rm d}r}=-\frac{Gm}{r^2}+\frac{\Lambda r}{3}, \end{equation}(1)and the DE density ρv is connected with Λ as ρv=Λ8πG\hbox{$\rho_v=\frac{\Lambda}{8\pi G}$}. We consider a polytropic equation of state P = Kργ, with γ=1+1n\hbox{$\gamma=1+\frac{1}{n}$}. By introducing the non-dimensional variables ξ and θn such that r=αξandρ=ρ0θnn,α2=(n+1)K4πGρ01n1,\begin{equation} r=\alpha\xi \quad {\rm and}\quad \rho=\rho_0 {\theta_n}^n,\quad \alpha^2=\frac{(n+1)K}{4\pi G}\rho_0^{\frac{1}{n}-1}, \label{eq6} \end{equation}(2)we obtain the Lane-Emden equation for polytropic models with DE (see also Balaguera-Antolínez et al. 2007) 1ξ2ddξ(ξ2dθndξ)=θnn+β,\begin{equation} \frac{1}{\xi^2}\frac{\rm d}{{\rm d}\xi}\left(\xi^2\frac{{\rm d}\theta_n}{{\rm d}\xi}\right)= -{\theta_n}^n +\beta, \label{eq7} \end{equation}(3)where ρ0 is the matter central density, α is the characteristic radius, and β = Λ/4πGρ0 = 2ρv/ρ0 is twice the ratio of the DE density to the central density of the configuration.

3. The virial theorem

We first calculate the Newtonian gravitational energy of the configuration in the presence of the cosmological constant. The spherically symmetric Poisson equation for the gravitational potential ϕ in the presence of DE is given by Δϕ=1r2ddr(r2dϕdr)=4πG(ρ2ρv),ϕ=ϕ+ϕΛ.\begin{equation} \Delta\varphi_*=\frac{1}{r^2}\frac{\rm d}{{\rm d}r}\left(r^2\frac{{\rm d}\varphi_*}{{\rm d}r} \right)=4\pi G(\rho-2\rho_v), \quad \varphi_*=\varphi+\varphi_\Lambda. \label{eq25} \end{equation}(4)The gravitational energy of a spherical body εg is given by εg=G0Mmdmr,m=4π0rρr2dr,M=m(R),\begin{equation} \varepsilon_{\rm g}=-G\int_0^{M} \frac{m {\rm d}m}{r}, \quad m=4\pi\int_0^r\rho r^2 {\rm d}r,\quad M=m(R), \label{eq26} \end{equation}(5)where R is the total radius. For ϕΛ with uniform density ρv the normalization ϕ = 0 at r = ∞ is impossible. We can then choose ϕΛ = 0 at r = 0 as the most convenient normalization. This choice, using Eq. (4), leads to the potential ϕΛ = −4πGρvr2/3. Consequently, the energy εΛ, representing the interaction of the matter with DE, is given by εΛ=0MϕΛdm=4πGρv30Mr2dm.\begin{equation} \varepsilon_\Lambda=\int_0^M \varphi_\Lambda {\rm d}m=-\frac{4\pi G\rho_v}{3}\int_0^M r^2 {\rm d}m. \label{eq27} \end{equation}(6)We find the relations between the gravitational εg and thermal εth energies, and the energy εΛ. For the gravitational energy, we have εg=G0Mmdmr,m=r2G(1ρdPdrΛr3),\begin{equation} \varepsilon_{\rm g}=-G\int_0^{M} \frac{m {\rm d}m}{r},\,\,\,\,m = -\frac{r^2}{G} \left(\frac{1}{\rho}\frac{{\rm d}P}{{\rm d}r}-\frac{\Lambda r}{3}\right), \label{v1} \end{equation}(7)where M = m(R), and m is written using Eq. (1). For adiabatic systems with a polytropic equation of state, we have ρE = nP and I=E+Pρ=n+1nE\hbox{$I=E+\frac{P}{\rho}=\frac{n+1}{n}E$}, where E and I are thermal energy and enthalpy per mass unit. After some transformations, we obtain εg=3nεth+2εΛ,εtot=3n3εg+2n+33εΛ,\begin{equation} \varepsilon_{\rm g}=-\frac{3}{n} \varepsilon_{\rm th}+2 \varepsilon_\Lambda, \,\, \varepsilon_{\rm tot}= \frac{3-n}{3} \varepsilon_{\rm g}+\frac{2n+3}{3} \varepsilon_\Lambda, \label{v5} \end{equation}(8)where εtot = εth + εg + εΛ, εth=0MEdm\hbox{$\varepsilon_{\rm th}=\int_0^M E\,{\rm d}m$}, while εΛ=4πGρv30Mr2dm=Λ60Mr2dm\hbox{$\varepsilon_\Lambda = -\frac{4\pi G\rho_v}{3}\int_0^M r^2 {\rm d}m=-\frac{\Lambda}{6}\int_0^M r^2 {\rm d}m$} is defined by Eq. (6), and the additive constant in the energy definition of εΛ is chosen so that εΛ = 0 at Λ = 0 or M = 0. The gravitational energy may also be written as εg=G0Mmdmr=GM22RG20Rm2r2dr.\begin{equation} \varepsilon_{\rm g}=-G\int_0^{M} \frac{m {\rm d}m}{r}= -\frac{GM^2}{2R}-\frac{G}{2}\int_0^{R} \frac{m^2}{r^2}{\rm d}r. \label{v6} \end{equation}(9)We can transform the last integral for polytropic matter by using Eq. (7) and making partial integrations. We have G20Rm2r2dr=120Rr2(1ρdPdrΛr3)mr2dr +Λ12MR2Λ120Mr2dm=n+12nεth+Λ12MR2+εΛ2·\begin{eqnarray} &&\hspace{-3.5mm} \frac{G}{2}\int_0^{R} \frac{m^2}{r^2}{\rm d}r=-\frac{1}{2}\int_0^R r^2\left(\frac{1}{\rho}\frac{{\rm d}P}{{\rm d}r}-\frac{\Lambda r}{3}\right)\frac{m}{r^2} {\rm d}r \nonumber\\ &&=-\frac{1}{2}\int_0^R\frac{m}{\rho}\frac{{\rm d}P}{{\rm d}r}{\rm d}r +\frac{\Lambda}{6} \int_0^R mr\,{\rm d}r=\frac{1}{2}\int_0^M I\,{\rm d}m \label{v7} \nonumber\\ &&~+\frac{\Lambda}{12}MR^2-\frac{\Lambda}{12}\int_0^M r^2\,{\rm d}m=\frac{n+1}{2n} \varepsilon_{\rm th} + \frac{\Lambda}{12}MR^2+ \frac{\varepsilon_\Lambda}{2}\cdot \end{eqnarray}(10)Then, by using Eqs. (8) and (10), we obtain from Eq. (9) the relations εg=35nGM2RΛ2(5n)MR22n+55nεΛ,εth=n5nGM2R+nΛ6(5n)MR2+5n5nεΛ.\begin{eqnarray} \label{v8} \varepsilon_{\rm g}&=&-\frac{3}{5-n}\frac{GM^2}{R}-\frac{\Lambda}{2(5-n)}MR^2 -\frac{2n+5}{5-n}\varepsilon_\Lambda, \\ \label{v9} \varepsilon_{\rm th}&=&\frac{n}{5-n}\frac{GM^2}{R}+\frac{n\Lambda}{6(5-n)}MR^2 +\frac{5n}{5-n}\varepsilon_\Lambda. \end{eqnarray}Finally, by inserting Eq. (12) into (8), we get εtot=n35nGM2R+(n3)Λ6(5n)MR2+2n5nεΛ.\begin{equation} \varepsilon_{\rm tot}=\frac{n-3}{5-n}\frac{GM^2}{R}+\frac{(n-3)\Lambda}{6(5-n)}MR^2 +\frac{2n}{5-n}\varepsilon_\Lambda. \label{v10} \end{equation}(13)We can calculate εtot for some particular cases. For n = 3, 1, and 0, we have, respectively, εtot=3εΛ,εtot=12GM2R112ΛMR2+12εΛ\hbox{$\varepsilon_{\rm tot} =3\varepsilon_\Lambda,\quad \varepsilon_{\rm tot}=-\frac{1}{2}\frac{GM^2}{R}- \frac{1}{12}\Lambda MR^2+\frac{1}{2}\varepsilon_\Lambda$}, and εtot=35GM2R110ΛMR2\hbox{$\varepsilon_{\rm tot}=-\frac{3}{5} \frac{GM^2}{R}-\frac{1}{10}\Lambda MR^2$}. The Lane-Emden model with n = 5 has an analytical solution with finite mass M, finite values of the energies, and an infinite radius R, so that must be (5 − n)R → constant (const.) at n → 5. In the presence of DE, the finiteness of values of all kinds of energies requires that (5n)Rconst.andεΛΛ30MR2atn5.\hbox{$(5-n)R\, \rightarrow \, {\rm const.} \quad {\rm and} \quad \varepsilon_\Lambda\, \rightarrow \, -\frac{\Lambda}{30} MR^2 \,\,{\rm at}\,\,\, n\rightarrow 5.$} The Lane-Emden solution (without DE) at n = 3 has zero total energy at any given radius and corresponds to a neutral equilibrium. Hence, the knowledge of the total energy of the configuration permits us to identify the boundary between dynamically stable (n < 3, εtot < 0) and unstable (n > 3, εtot > 0) configurations. In our case, the virial theorem does not permit us to do this, because the value of εΛ is not properly defined, while the presence of DE in the whole space does not permit us to choose, in a simple way, a universal additive constant of the energy. Therefore, in spite of εtot = 3εΛ < 0 at n = 3 and in accordance with the stability analysis made in Sect. 4, the polytropic solution at n = 3 in the presence of DE becomes unstable. Some aspects of the virial theorem in the presence of Λ were investigated by Balaguera-Antolínez et al. (2007).

4. Equilibrium solutions

The equilibrium mass Mn for a generic polytropic configuration that is a solution of the Lane-Emden equation is written as Mn=4π0Rρr2dr=4π[(n+1)K4πG]3/2ρ032n120ξoutθnnξ2dξ.\begin{equation} M_n=4\pi \!\int_0^{R}\!\rho r^2 {\rm d}r\!=\!4\pi \left[\frac{(n\!+\!1)K}{4\pi G}\right]^{3/2}\rho_0^{\frac{3}{2n}-\frac{1}{2}}\! \int_0^{\xi_{\rm out}}\!{\theta_n}^n\xi^2 {\rm d}\xi. \label{eq13} \end{equation}(14)Using Eq. (3), the integral on the right side may be calculated by partial integration, giving the relation for the mass of the configuration Mn=4πρ0α3[ξout2(dθndξ)out+βξout33],\begin{equation} M_n=4\pi \rho_0 \alpha^3\left[-\xi_{\rm out}^2\left(\frac{{\rm d}\theta_n}{{\rm d}\xi}\right)_{\rm out}+ \frac{\beta\xi_{\rm out}^3}{3}\right], \label{eq15} \end{equation}(15)where θn(ξ) is not a unique function, but depends on the parameter β, according to Eq. (3). For the limiting configuration, with β = βc, we have on the outer boundary θn(ξout)=0,dθndξ|ξout=0\hbox{$\theta_n(\xi_{\rm out})=0,\quad \frac{{\rm d}\theta_n}{{\rm d}\xi}|_{\xi_{\rm out}}=0$}, and the mass Mn,lim of the limiting configuration is written as Mn,lim=4πρ0cα3βcξout33=4π3rout3βcρ0c=4π3rout3ρ̅c,\begin{equation} M_{n,\lim}=4\pi \rho_{\rm 0c} \alpha^3 \frac{\beta_{\rm c}\xi_{\rm out}^3}{3}=\frac{4\pi}{3}r_{\rm out}{^3}\beta_{\rm c}\rho_{\rm 0c}= \frac{4\pi}{3}r_{\rm out}{^3}\bar\rho_{\rm c}, \label{eq18} \end{equation}(16)such that the limiting value βc is exactly equal to the ratio of the average matter density \hbox{$\bar\rho_{\rm c}$} of the limiting configuration to its central density ρ0c: \hbox{$\beta_{\rm c}=\bar\rho_{\rm c}/\rho_{\rm 0c}$}. For the Lane-Emden solution (with β = 0), we have \hbox{$\rho_{0}/\bar\rho = 3.290,\,\,5.99,\,\,54.18$} for n = 1, 1.5, 3, respectively. We consider the curve M(ρ0) for a constant DE density ρv = Λ/8πG. In order to plot this curve in the non-dimensional form, we introduce an arbitrary scaling constant ρch and write the expression for the mass in the form Mn=4π(n+1)K4πG][3/2ρch32n12n,\hbox{$M_n=4\pi \left[\frac{(n+1)K}{4\pi G}\right]^{3/2}\rho_{\rm ch}^{\frac{3}{2n} -\frac{1}{2}}{\hat M_n},$} with n=ρ̂32n120[βξout33ξout2(dθndξ)out],\begin{equation} {\hat M_n}=\hat\rho_0^{\frac{3}{2n}-\frac{1}{2}} \left[\frac{\beta\xi_{\rm out}^3}{3}-\xi_{\rm out}^2 \left(\frac{{\rm d}\theta_n}{{\rm d}\xi}\right)_{\rm out}\right], \label{eq20} \end{equation}(17)where \hbox{$\hat\rho_0=\rho_0/\rho_{\rm ch}$} is the non-dimensional central density. We also introduced the non-dimensional mass n\hbox{${\hat M_n}$}.

At n = 1, Eq. (3) is linear and has an analytic solution (Chandrasekhar 1939). The solution satisfying the boundary conditions at the center, θ1(0) = 1, θ1′(0) = 0, is written as θ1=(1β)sinξξ+β\hbox{$\theta_1=(1-\beta)\frac{\sin\xi}{\xi} +\beta$}. The radius of the configuration is determined by the transcendental equation (1β)sinξoutξout+β=0\hbox{$(1-\beta)\frac{\sin\xi_{\rm out}}{\xi_{\rm out}}+\beta=0$}. This equation only has real solutions at β < βc, such that at the outer boundary not only does θ1 = 0, but also θ1′ = 0 for β = βc. We have θ1=(1β)(cosξξsinξξ2)\hbox{${\theta_1}'=(1-\beta)\left(\frac{\cos\xi}{\xi}-\frac{\sin\xi}{\xi^2} \right)$}. Therefore, the parameters βc and ξout,c of the limiting equilibrium solution in the presence of DE are determined by the algebraic equations (1βc)sinξout,cξout,c+βc=0\hbox{$(1-\beta_{\rm c})\frac{\sin\xi_{\rm out,c}}{\xi_{\rm out,c}}+ \beta_{\rm c}=0$} and tanξout,c = ξout,c, where π  <  ξout,c  <  3π/2. At large ξ, the solutions asymptotically approach the horizontal line θ1 = β. Our numerical analysis indicates that ξout = π, 3.490, 4.493, for β = 0, β = 0.5βc = 0.089, and β = βc = 0.178, respectively. We plot the non-dimensional curve \hbox{${\hat M_n}({\hat\rho_0})$}, at constant ρv = βρ0/2. We construct the curve starting from the model with \hbox{$\hat\rho_0=1$} at different β, and then following the sequence by varying the central density \hbox{$\hat\rho_0$} assuming that \hbox{$\beta\propto 1/\hat\rho_0$}, at β ≤ βc. For n = 1, we have 1=ρ̂0[(1β)(sinξoutξoutcosξout)+βξout33],\begin{equation} \hat M_1=\hat\rho_0\left[(1-\beta)(\sin\xi_{\rm out}-\xi_{\rm out}\cos\xi_{\rm out}) + \frac{\beta \xi_{\rm out}^3}{3}\right],\quad \label{eq22} \end{equation}(18)where \hbox{$\hat\rho_0\beta=\beta_{\rm in}\,=\,{\rm const}$}. The behavior of \hbox{$\hat M_1(\hat\rho_0)|_\Lambda$} is given in Fig. 1 for βin = 0, βin = 0.5βc, and βin = βc, for which \hbox{$\hat M_1=\pi,\,\,3.941,\,\,5.397$} at \hbox{$\hat\rho_0=1$}. We note that for βin = βc there are equilibrium models only for \hbox{$\hat\rho_0>1$}.

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Non-dimensional mass \hbox{$\hat M_1$} of the equilibrium polytropic configurations at n = 1 as a function of the non-dimensional central density \hbox{$\hat\rho_0$}, for different values of βin. The cosmological constant Λ is the same along each curve. The curves at βin ≠ 0 are limited by the configuration with β = βc.

At n = 3, the mass of the configuration is given by M3=4πKπG][3/23\hbox{$ M_3=4\pi \left[\frac{K}{\pi G}\right]^{3/2}{\hat M_3}$}, where \hbox{$\hat M_{3}$} is derived by Eq. (17). The Lane-Emden model (β = 0) has a unique value of the mass that is independent of the density (equilibrium configuration with neutral dynamical stability). At β ≠ 0, the model’s dependence on the density appears because the function θ3 is different for different values of β and, along the curve \hbox{$\hat M_3(\hat\rho_0)|_\Lambda$}, the value of β is inversely proportional to \hbox{$\hat\rho_0$}.

The density distribution for equilibrium configurations with β = 0, β = 0.5βc, and β = βc is shown in Fig. 2. At large ξ, these solutions asymptotically approach the horizontal line θ3 = β1/3, with damping oscillations around this value. The numerical solution of the equilibrium equation gives ξout = 6.897, 7.489, 9.889, for β = 0, β = 0.5βc = 0.003, and β = βc = 0.006, respectively. In Fig. 3, we show the behavior of \hbox{$\hat M_3(\hat\rho_0)|_\Lambda$}, for different values of βin = 0, βin = 0.5βc, and βin = βc, for which \hbox{$\hat M_3=2.018,\,\,2.060,\,\,2.109$}, at \hbox{$\hat\rho_0=1$}, respectively.

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The density distribution for configurations at n = 3 with β = 0, β = 0.5βc, and β = βc. The curves are marked with the values of β. The non-physical solution at β = 1.5βc, which does not have an outer boundary, is given by the dash-dot line. The non-physical parts of the solutions at β ≤ βc, behind the outer boundary, are given by the dash lines. The solutions asymptotically approach, at large ξ, the horizontal line θ3 = β1/3.

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Same as in Fig. 1, for n = 3.

The behavior of \hbox{$\hat M_3(\hat\rho_0)|_\Lambda$} in Fig. 3, showing a decreasing mass with increasing central density, corresponds, for an adiabatic index equal to the polytropic one, to dynamically unstable configurations, according to the static criterion of stability (Zel’dovich 1963). When the vacuum influence is small, it is possible to investigate the stability of the adiabatic configuration by the approximate energetic method (Zeldovich & Novikov 1966; Bisnovatyi-Kogan 2001). For n = 3, at ρ0 ≫ ρv, the density in the configuration is distributed according to the Lane-Emden solution ρ=ρ0θ33(ξ)\hbox{$\rho=\rho_0\, \theta_3^3(\xi)$}. In this case, we may investigate the stability to homologous perturbations by changing only the central density at fixed density distribution, given by the function θ3.

We consider configurations close to the polytropic (adiabatic) equilibrium solution at n = 3 (and β = 0), where the turning point of stability is expected. In this case, the presence of DE does not affect significantly the gravitational equilibrium, thus the unperturbed polytropic solution at n = 3 can be used to calculate the gravitational energy εg. The energy ε will then be given by ε=εg+εΛ=G0Mmdmr4πGρv30Mr2dm,\begin{equation} \varepsilon_*=\varepsilon_{\rm g}+\varepsilon_\Lambda=-G\int_0^{M}\frac{m \,{\rm d}m}{r}-\frac{4\pi G\rho_v}{3}\int_0^M r^2 {\rm d}m, \label{eq28} \end{equation}(19)thus ε=32GM2RΛ60Mr2dm\hbox{$\varepsilon_*=-\frac{3}{2}\frac{GM^2}{R}-\frac{\Lambda}{6}\int_0^M r^2 {\rm d}m $}, where, taking into account the non-dimensional variables in Eq. (2), the energy εΛ can be written as εΛ=Λ60Mr2dm=23πρ0α5Λ0ξoutθ33ξ4dξ,\begin{equation} \varepsilon_\Lambda= -\frac{\Lambda}{6}\int_0^M r^2 {\rm d}m= -\frac{2}{3}\pi \rho_0\alpha^5\Lambda \int_0^{\xi_{\rm out}} {\theta_3}^3\xi^4 {\rm d}\xi, \label{eq29} \end{equation}(20)where 0ξoutθ33ξ4dξ=10.85\hbox{$\int_0^{\xi_{\rm out}}{\theta_3}^3\xi^4 {\rm d}\xi=10.85$} (see Bisnovatyi-Kogan 2001). In the analysis of the dynamical stability, we consider the total energy ε of the configuration, taking into account a small correction εGR due to general relativistic effects. We have ε=εth+εg+εΛ+εGR=0MEdm0.639GM5/3ρ01/30.104ΛM5/3ρ02/30.918G2M7/3c2ρ02/3,\begin{eqnarray} \label{eq31} \varepsilon&=&\varepsilon_{\rm th}+\varepsilon_{\rm g}+\varepsilon_\Lambda+ \varepsilon_{\rm GR}=\int_0^M E\,{\rm d}m-0.639GM^{5/3}\rho_0^{1/3} \nonumber\\ && -\,0.104\Lambda M^{5/3}\rho_0^{-2/3}-0.918\frac{G^2 M^{7/3}}{c^2} \rho_0^{2/3}, \end{eqnarray}(21)where we used the relations for the polytropic configuration with n = 3, ξout = 6.897, and R=αξout=M1/3ρ01/30.426\hbox{$R=\alpha\xi_{\rm out}=\frac{M^{1/3}\rho_0^{-1/3}} {0.426}$}. The equilibrium configuration is determined by the zero of the first derivative of ε over ρ0, at constant entropy S and mass M, while the stability of the configuration is analyzed in terms of the sign of the second derivative: if positive, the configuration is dynamically stable, if negative, the configuration is unstable. It is more convenient to take derivatives over ρ01/3\hbox{$\rho_0^{1/3}$} than over ρ0. Thus ∂ερ01/3=3ρ04/30MPdmφ(m/M)0.639GM5/3+0.208ΛM5/3ρ0-11.84G2M7/3c2ρ01/3=0\begin{eqnarray} \label{eq33} \frac{\partial\varepsilon}{\partial\rho_0^{1/3}}&=&3\rho_0^{-4/3}\int_0^M P\frac{{\rm d}m}{\phi(m/M)}-0.639GM^{5/3} \nonumber\\ &&+\,0.208\Lambda M^{5/3}\rho_0^{-1}-1.84\frac{G^2 M^{7/3}}{c^2} \rho_0^{1/3}=0 \end{eqnarray}(22)for the equilibrium, and the sign of the second derivative 9ρ05/30M(γ43)Pdmφ(m/M)0.623ΛM5/3ρ04/31.84G2M7/3c2\begin{equation} \frac{9}{\rho_0^{5/3}}\!\int_0^M\!\left(\gamma\!-\!\frac{4}{3}\right) \frac{P {\rm d}m}{\phi(m/M)} -0.623 \Lambda M^{5/3}\rho_0^{-4/3}-1.84\frac{G^2 M^{7/3}}{c^2} \label{eq34} \end{equation}(23)for the analysis of the dynamical stability, where γ=(ρP∂P∂ρ)S\hbox{$\gamma=\left(\frac{\rho} {P}\frac{\partial P}{\partial\rho}\right)_S$} and ρ=ρ0φmM)(\hbox{$\rho=\rho_0\phi \left(\frac{m}{M}\right)$} are the adiabatic index γ at constant entropy S and the non-dimensional function φ, which both remain constant during homologous perturbations, respectively. It follows from Eq. (23) that DE input in the stability of the configuration is negative, as in the general relativistic correction (Chandrasekhar 1964; Merafina & Ruffini 1989). Therefore, an adiabatic star with a polytropic index of 4/3 becomes unstable in the presence of DE. The dynamic stability of pure polytropic models was also investigated by Balaguera-Antolínez et al. (2006, 2007), by using a static criterion of stability. Our criterion is valid for any equation of state P(ρ,T).

At n = 1.5, the mass of the configuration is written as M3/2=4π5K8πG][3/2ρch1/23/2\hbox{$M_{3/2}=4\pi \left[\frac{5K}{8\pi G}\right]^{3/2}\rho_{\rm ch}^{1/2}{\hat M_{3/2}}$}, where \hbox{$\hat M_{3/2}$} is derived by Eq. (17). At large ξ, these solutions asymptotically approach the horizontal line θ3/2 = β2/3. The numerical solution gives ξout = 3.654, 3.984, 5.086, for β = 0, β = 0.5βc = 0.041, β = βc = 0.082, respectively. In Fig. 4, we show the behavior of \hbox{$\hat M_{3/2}(\hat\rho_0) |_\Lambda$}, for different values of βin = 0, βin = 0.5βc, and βin = βc, for which \hbox{$\hat M_{3/2}=2.714,\,\, 3.081,\,\,3.622$}, at \hbox{$\hat\rho_0=1$}, respectively.

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Same as in Fig. 1, for n = 3/2.

5. Discussion

The question about the importance of DE to the dynamics of the Local Cluster (LC) was raised by Chernin (2008). For presently accepted values of the DE density ρv = (0.72 ± 0.03)  ×  10-29 g/cm3, the mass of the Local Group, including its dark matter input, is between MLC ~ 3.5  ×  1012M, according to Chernin et al. (2009), and MLC ~ 1.3  ×  1012M, according to Karachentsev et al. (2006). The radius RLC of the LC is even more poorly known. It can be estimated by measuring the velocity dispersion vt of galaxies in the LC and by the application of the virial theorem, such that RLC~(GMLC/vt2)\hbox{$R_{\rm LC}\sim (GM_{\rm LC}/v_{\rm t}^2)$}. The estimated velocity dispersion of galaxies in the LC, which has been found to equal vt = 63 km s-1, is very close to the value of the local Hubble constant H = 68 km s-1 Mpc-1 (Karachentsev et al. 2006). The similarity between these values indicates the great difficulties in dividing the measured velocities between regular and chaotic components. The radius of the LC may be estimated to be RLC=(GMLC/vt2)\hbox{$R_{\rm LC}=(GM_{\rm LC}/v_{\rm t}^2)$}, and to have values between 1.5 Mpc and 4 Mpc and a very large error box that we cannot estimate properly. Chernin et al. (2009) identifies the radius RLC with the radius Rv of the zero-gravity force, which is identical to the one corresponding to our critical model with β = βc, in which the average matter density is equal to 2ρv: 1.2 < MLC < 3.7  ×  1012M and 1.1 < Rv < 1.6 Mpc. All these estimations show the importance of the presently accepted value of DE density on the structure and dynamics of the outer parts of LC, and its vicinity. Polytropic solutions with DE are inappropriate for describing the LC, but may be more applicable to rich galactic clusters.

Acknowledgments

The work of GSBK and SOT was partially supported by RFBR grant 11-02-00602, the Presidium RAN program P20 and RF President Grant NSh-3458.2010.2.

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All Figures

thumbnail Fig. 1

Non-dimensional mass \hbox{$\hat M_1$} of the equilibrium polytropic configurations at n = 1 as a function of the non-dimensional central density \hbox{$\hat\rho_0$}, for different values of βin. The cosmological constant Λ is the same along each curve. The curves at βin ≠ 0 are limited by the configuration with β = βc.

In the text
thumbnail Fig. 2

The density distribution for configurations at n = 3 with β = 0, β = 0.5βc, and β = βc. The curves are marked with the values of β. The non-physical solution at β = 1.5βc, which does not have an outer boundary, is given by the dash-dot line. The non-physical parts of the solutions at β ≤ βc, behind the outer boundary, are given by the dash lines. The solutions asymptotically approach, at large ξ, the horizontal line θ3 = β1/3.

In the text
thumbnail Fig. 3

Same as in Fig. 1, for n = 3.

In the text
thumbnail Fig. 4

Same as in Fig. 1, for n = 3/2.

In the text

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