Jeans instability

GPTKB entity

Statements (18)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf physical phenomenon
gptkbp:appliesTo self-gravitating gaseous media
gptkbp:category astrophysical instability
gptkbp:describes gravitational collapse of interstellar gas clouds
gptkbp:explains formation of stars
gptkbp:field astrophysics
fluid dynamics
gptkbp:firstDescribed 1902
gptkbp:form perturbation analysis of fluid equations with gravity
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Jeans instability
gptkbp:namedAfter gptkb:James_Jeans
gptkbp:occurredIn internal pressure cannot resist gravitational collapse
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:Jeans_mass
Jeans length
gptkbp:thresholdParameter gptkb:Jeans_mass
Jeans length
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:James_Jeans
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5