Question 18
Varying density

Q 18. Find the variation in radius and density of a small sphere of initial radius \(r_0\), and its bulk modulus being \(\beta\), with depth in a liquid giant of radius \(R\) and constant density \(\rho\).


Idea:

\begin{tikzpicture}[color=white][thick]
    \draw circle (2cm);
    \draw[fill=white] (2,0) circle (.2cm);
    \draw[fill=white] (1,0) circle (.16cm);
    \draw (0,0) -- (-1,1.732);
    \draw (-.8,.866) node {$R$} (1,.4) node {$r$} (2.3,0.3) node {$r_0$};
    \draw[color=green] (-.7,-1) node{$\rho$};
    \end{tikzpicture}

As shown in diagram,

Let’s consider a general point at a radial distance \(x\) away from the centre of the giant. Let the sphere’s radius here be \(r\).

By the definition of the bulk modulus, we have,

\[\beta = - { dP \over dV } V\]

\[\implies -dP = \beta {dV \over V}\]


Here, we need to find gravitational pressure, \(dP\)

\[dP = {dF \over A} = {I \rho dV \over A}\]

Here, \(I\) refers to the gravitational field due to the planet(within the planet), and \(\rho\) is its density.

\[dP = \frac{4}{3} \pi G \rho x \left( \rho \frac{dV}{A} \right)\]

\[\implies dP = \frac{4}{3} \pi G \rho^2 x \; dx\]


Substituting this expression back and integrating with limits,

\[\int_R^x \frac{4}{3} \pi G \rho^2 x \; dx = \beta \int_{r_0}^r \frac{ 4 \pi r^2 \; dr }{\frac{4}{3} \pi r^3}\]

This gives,

\[r = r_0 e^{ { 2\pi G \rho^2 (x^2 - R^2) \over 3 \beta } }\]

Note that, \(G \sim 10^{-11}\) and \(\beta \sim 10^{10}\) for most materials.

The order of the exponent’s argument is around \(10^{-21}\), which is clearly negligible.

Further,

Variation in density of the same body,

Say \(\tilde{\rho}_s\) is the initial density. Since mass is conserved here,

\[\tilde{\rho}_s V_i = \rho_s V_f\]

We get,

\[\rho_s = \tilde{\rho}_s e^{ { 2 \pi G \rho^2 (R^2 - x^2) \over \beta } }\]