Gravitational Instability of a Nonrotating Galaxy

Journal Article · Wed Dec 14 00:00:00 EST 2005 · Journal of High Energy Physics and Nuclear Physics (China)

OSTI ID:877497

Chao, Alexander W

Gravitational instability of the distribution of stars in a galaxy is a well-known phenomenon in astrophysics. This work is a preliminary attempt to analyze this phenomenon using the standard tools developed in accelerator physics. By applying this analysis, it is found that a stable nonrotating galaxy would become unstable if its size exceeds a certain limit that depends on its mass density.

• Research Organization: SLAC National Accelerator Lab., Menlo Park, CA (United States)
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE
• DOE Contract Number: AC02-76SF00515
• OSTI ID: 877497
• Report Number(s): SLAC-PUB-11536; TRN: US0601514
• Journal Information: Journal of High Energy Physics and Nuclear Physics (China), Journal Name: Journal of High Energy Physics and Nuclear Physics (China)
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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