# Lane–Emden equation

> dimensionless form of Poisson's equation for the gravitational potential of a Newtonian self-gravitating, spherically symmetric, polytropic fluid

**Wikidata**: [Q1804812](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1804812)  
**Wikipedia**: [English](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lane–Emden_equation)  
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## References

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