The gravitational instability of an infinite homogeneous medium when a Coriolis acceleration is acting

Chandrasekhar, S. (1955) The gravitational instability of an infinite homogeneous medium when a Coriolis acceleration is acting Vistas in Astronomy, 1 . pp. 344-347. ISSN 0083-6656

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Abstract

It is shown that Jeans's criterion for the gravitational instability of an infinite homogeneous medium remains unaffected even if the system is partaking in rotation and Coriolis forces are acting.

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