Gravitational instability of a nonrotating galaxy

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Chao, Alexander W. [1 ]
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[1] Stanford Univ, Stanford Linear Accelerator Ctr, Natl Accelerator Lab, Stanford, CA 94309 USA
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10.1103/PhysRevSTAB.12.104201
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O57 [原子核物理学、高能物理学];
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070202 ;
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Gravitational instability of the distribution of stars in a galaxy is a well-known phenomenon in astrophysics. This report is an attempt to analyze this phenomenon by applying standard tools developed in accelerator physics. It is found that a nonrotating galaxy would become unstable if its size exceeds a certain limit that depends on its mass density and its temperature.
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