Whitworth, Anthony Peter ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1178-5486 1980. On the Jeans criterion. Presented at: Giant molecular clouds in the Galaxy; the 3rd Gregynog Astrophysics Workshop, Cardiff, Wales, August 1977. Published in: Solomon, P. M. and Edmunds, M. G. eds. Giant molecular clouds in the Galaxy; Proceedings of the Third Gregynog Astrophysics Workshop, Cardiff, Wales, August 1977. Oxford and New York: Pergamon Press, pp. 285-288. |
Abstract
The Jeans criterion is defined and distinguished from the virial theorem. It is then shown how the Jeans criterion can be derived from the virial theorem, and the inherent shortcomings in this derivation are discussed. A way in which these shortcomings may be overcome is indicated.
Item Type: | Conference or Workshop Item (Paper) |
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Date Type: | Publication |
Status: | Published |
Schools: | Physics and Astronomy |
Subjects: | Q Science > QB Astronomy |
Uncontrolled Keywords: | Condensing, Cosmic Gases, Gas Dynamics, Gravitational Collapse, Jeans Theory, Virial Theorem, Astrophysics, Fragmentation |
Additional Information: | http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/1980gmcg.work..285W |
Publisher: | Pergamon Press |
ISBN: | 9781483159867 |
Last Modified: | 28 Oct 2022 09:27 |
URI: | https://orca.cardiff.ac.uk/id/eprint/74615 |
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