Gravitational Instability of a Nonrotating Galaxy
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Europe/Rome
Aula Seminari (Laboratori Nazionali di Frascati, Via Enrico Fermi 40, Frascati)
Aula Seminari
Laboratori Nazionali di Frascati, Via Enrico Fermi 40, Frascati
Via Enrico Fermi 40
00044 Frascati
Description
Gravitational instability of a star distribution in a galaxy is a well-known phenomenon in astrophysics. This problem can be analyzed using the standard tools developed in accelerator physics for analyzing the onset of beam instability and loss of Landau damping. An attempt is made here for a nonrotating galaxy. Predictions for the maximum stable galaxy size are in remarkable agreement with observations.
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