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Table 4

Symbols and their definition for the hot atmosphere and cooling process.

Symbol Definition

M hot Hot atmosphere mass [Eqs. (19), (43), Fig. 3]
ρg(r) Hot atmosphere radial density profile [Eq. (43)]
T 0 Hot atmosphere central temperature [Eq. (45)]
Radial density profile (ideal gas) [Eq. (44)]
Pid(r) Radial pressure profile (ideal gas) [Eq. (44)]
ρ g,0 Hot gas central density [Eqs. (47), (50), (B.5)]
id(x) Geometrical function (density profile) [Eqs. (48), (47)]
Φ(x) Geometrical function (density profile) [Eqs. (49), (48)]
c dm Dark-matter halo concentration [Eq. (6)]
Ppoly(r) Radial pressure profile (polytropic gas) [Eq. (B.1)]
Radial density profile (polytropic gas) [Eqs. (B.1), (B.2)]
Tpoly(r) Radial temperature profile (polytropic gas) [Eq. (B.1)]
poly(x) Geometrical function (density profile) [Eqs. (B.3), (B.2)]
(Mass-)average temperature [Eqs. (B.4), (B.6)]
Minimal central temperature [Eq. (B.8)]
t(r) Cooling time function [Eq. (51)]
Z g Hot gas metalicity [Eq. (51)]
r cool Cooling radius [Eq. (51)]
t cool Effective cooling time [Eq. (51)]
cool Cooling rate [Eq. (54)]

Notes. Symbols are listed in order of appearance.

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