Burkert profile
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The Burkert profile is a cored dark matter halo density model commonly used in astrophysics to describe the flat central density distributions inferred from galaxy rotation curves.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Burkert profile canonical | 1 |
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NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Burkert profile Context triple: [Einasto density profile, comparedWith, Burkert profile]
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Brinkman
Brinkman is a surname of Germanic origin borne by various notable individuals across fields such as sports, politics, and the arts.
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Balke
Balke is a Norwegian surname most notably associated with the 19th-century landscape painter Peder Balke.
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Beranek
Beranek is a surname most notably associated with Leo Beranek, an American acoustics expert and co-founder of the engineering firm Bolt, Beranek and Newman (BBN).
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Berkum
Berkum is a village and district within the municipality of Wachtberg in the German state of North Rhine-Westphalia.
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Bortus
Bortus is a stoic, duty-bound Moclan officer serving as second-in-command aboard the exploratory spaceship in the sci-fi comedy series "The Orville."
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Burkert profile Target entity description: The Burkert profile is a cored dark matter halo density model commonly used in astrophysics to describe the flat central density distributions inferred from galaxy rotation curves.
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A.
Brinkman
Brinkman is a surname of Germanic origin borne by various notable individuals across fields such as sports, politics, and the arts.
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B.
Balke
Balke is a Norwegian surname most notably associated with the 19th-century landscape painter Peder Balke.
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C.
Beranek
Beranek is a surname most notably associated with Leo Beranek, an American acoustics expert and co-founder of the engineering firm Bolt, Beranek and Newman (BBN).
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D.
Berkum
Berkum is a village and district within the municipality of Wachtberg in the German state of North Rhine-Westphalia.
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E.
Bortus
Bortus is a stoic, duty-bound Moclan officer serving as second-in-command aboard the exploratory spaceship in the sci-fi comedy series "The Orville."
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
astrophysical model
ⓘ
dark matter halo density profile ⓘ |
| addresses | core–cusp problem ⓘ |
| appliesTo |
dwarf spheroidal galaxies
ⓘ
late-type spiral galaxies ⓘ |
| assumes | spherical symmetry ⓘ |
| asymptoticBehavior | ρ(r) ∝ r⁻³ at large radii ⓘ |
| category |
dark matter phenomenology
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galactic structure models ⓘ |
| centralDensity | ρ₀ ⓘ |
| centralSlope | 0 ⓘ |
| comparedWith |
Einasto profile
ⓘ
isothermal sphere profile ⓘ |
| contrastsWith |
Navarro–Frenk–White profile
ⓘ
cuspy dark matter halo profiles ⓘ |
| coreDensityRadiusProduct | approximately constant across galaxies (empirical claim) ⓘ |
| densityExpression | ρ(x) = ρ₀ / [(1 + x)(1 + x²)] ⓘ |
| describes |
cored dark matter halo
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flat central density distribution ⓘ |
| dimensionlessRadius | x = r/r₀ ⓘ |
| fits |
rotation curves of dwarf galaxies
ⓘ
rotation curves of low surface brightness galaxies ⓘ |
| hasCore | constant-density core ⓘ |
| hasCoreRadius | r₀ ⓘ |
| hasDensityCore | non-singular center ⓘ |
| hasFunctionalForm | ρ(r) = ρ₀ / [(1 + r/r₀)(1 + (r/r₀)²)] ⓘ |
| hasParameter |
r₀
ⓘ
ρ₀ ⓘ |
| implies | approximately flat rotation curves in inner regions ⓘ |
| introducedBy | Andreas Burkert ⓘ |
| introducedIn | 1995 ⓘ |
| massProfile | M(r) = 4π ∫₀ʳ ρ(r′) r′² dr′ ⓘ |
| mathematicalForm | two-parameter density profile ⓘ |
| motivatedBy | galaxy rotation curves ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Andreas Burkert ⓘ |
| outerSlope | -3 ⓘ |
| publication |
Burkert 1995, Astrophysical Journal Letters
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linked to:
The Astrophysical Journal Letters
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| relatedConcept |
cored halo
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dark matter distribution in galaxies ⓘ halo core radius ⓘ |
| usedFor |
deriving dark matter halo masses
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fitting observed rotation curves ⓘ mass modeling of galaxies ⓘ |
| usedIn |
astrophysics
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dark matter halo modeling ⓘ empirical scaling relations of dark matter halos ⓘ galaxy dynamics ⓘ |
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