Hydrostatic balance dp/dz = −ρg combined with the ideal-gas equation of state p = ρ·k_B T/m (m = mean molecular mass) gives a first-order linear ODE for the pressure: dp/dz = −(m g/(k_B T))·p, integrating to p(z) = p₀·exp(−z/H) with scale…
Hydrostatic balance dp/dz = −ρg combined with the ideal-gas equation of state p = ρ·k_B T/m (m = mean molecular mass) gives a first-order linear ODE for the pressure: dp/dz = −(m g/(k_B T))·p, integrating to p(z) = p₀·exp(−z/H) with scale…