2. (a) Find the virial mass of a cluster for which the rms radial velocity dispersion is 5 km/s and the radius is 15 pc. Answer in the unit of solar mass Mo. (b) What are the total total potential energy (U), total kinetic energy (K), and total energy (E) for this cluster (in units or erg)?

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2. (a) Find the virial mass of a cluster for which the rms radial velocity dispersion is 5 km/s and the
radius is 15 pc. Answer in the unit of solar mass Mo.
(b) What are the total total potential energy (U), total kinetic energy (K), and total energy (E) for
this cluster (in units or erg)?
Transcribed Image Text:2. (a) Find the virial mass of a cluster for which the rms radial velocity dispersion is 5 km/s and the radius is 15 pc. Answer in the unit of solar mass Mo. (b) What are the total total potential energy (U), total kinetic energy (K), and total energy (E) for this cluster (in units or erg)?
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