Paper 3, Section II, C
(a) The scalar moment of inertia for a system of particles is given by
where is the particle's mass and is a vector giving the particle's position. Show that, for non-relativistic particles,
where is the total kinetic energy of the system and is the total force on particle
Assume that any two particles and interact gravitationally with potential energy
Show that
where is the total potential energy of the system. Use the above to prove the virial theorem.
(b) Consider an approximately spherical overdensity of stationary non-interacting massive particles with initial constant density and initial radius . Assuming the system evolves until it reaches a stable virial equilibrium, what will the final and be in terms of their initial values? Would this virial solution be stable if our particles were baryonic rather than non-interacting? Explain your answer.