Starting from the Navier-Stokes equation I want to be able to derive the gravitational potential using the Poisson equation but am unsure how to do it in spherical polar coordinates.
This is what I have so far
$$\partial\rho +\nabla\cdot(\rho{\bf v})=0$$
This is satisfied as in my case it is not dependent on time and the system is stationary so ${\bf v}=0$.
$$\frac{dv}{dt}=-\frac{1}{\rho}\nabla p-\nabla \phi$$
since $\frac{dv}{dt}=0$ we have
$$\nabla \phi=-\frac{1}{\rho} \nabla p$$
I want to integrate the Poisson Equation $\nabla ^2\phi=4\pi G\rho$ in spherical polar coordinates to be able to set it equal to the above equation but I'm really not sure how to go about this so any help would be appreciated!
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$\begingroup$ That's not the Navier Stokes equation. That's Euler's equation. $\endgroup$– Chet MillerCommented Mar 15, 2022 at 23:34
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$\begingroup$ What I haven't included on here was my derivation of Euler's equation from the Navier-Stokes equation, but yes you are correct! $\endgroup$– Jordyn TaylorCommented Mar 16, 2022 at 13:36
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