Gravitational Instability of a Nonrotating Galaxy

Alexander W.Chao

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Gravitational Instability of a Nonrotating Galaxy

Alexander W.Chao ^,

Stanford Linear Accelerator Center, U.S.A.

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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.

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Gravitational Instability of a Nonrotating Galaxy

Alexander W.Chao ^,

Corresponding author: Alexander W.Chao,

Stanford Linear Accelerator Center, U.S.A.

Received Date: 2005-12-06
Accepted Date: 1900-01-01
Available Online: 2006-01-04

Abstract: 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.