page_title: Sersic profile
hierarchical_section_title: Sersic profile
caption_attribution_description: Sérsic models with different (n) indices
context_page_description: The Sérsic profile is a mathematical function that describes how the intensity of a galaxy varies with distance from its center. It is a generalization of de Vaucouleurs' law. José Luis Sérsic first published his law in 1963.
context_section_description: The Sérsic profile (or Sérsic model or Sérsic's law) is a mathematical function that describes how the intensity  of a galaxy varies with distance  from its center. It is a generalization of de Vaucouleurs' law.  José Luis Sérsic first published his law in 1963.
caption: Sérsic models with different indices 
    
      
        
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