In astrophysics, the Chandrasekhar equation is a dimensionless form of the Poisson equation for the density distribution of a spherically symmetric isothermal gas sphere subjected to its own gravitaional force, named after the Indian American astrophysicist Subrahmanyan Chandrasekhar. The equation reads
Chandrasekhar equation is a type of the Poisson equation used for the density distribution of a spherically symmetric isothermal gas sphere, which could prove highly important in space travel, due to being subjected to its own gravitaional force.