The angular-momentum distribution in axisymmetrical galaxies

We investigate the angular-momentum distribution in a classical homogeneous Maclaurin spheroid. An exact formula for the distribution as a function of the mass of a cylindrical column in the spheroid is obtained in both integ ral and differential forms. This expression is used to Calculate the angula r-velocity distributions in galaxies evolving from initially spheroidal con figurations to steady-state configurations with observed density distributi ons. (C) 2001 MAIK "Nauka/Interperiodica".