Stability of radial perturbations for non-uniformly rotating self-gravitating, finite, gaseous disks

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Abstract

Radial stability conditions of self-gravitating, finite disks in non-uniform rotations are obtained by minimizing their energy keeping, mass and circulations constant. These global stability conditions are necessary and sufficient since no gyroscopic terms appear in the perturbed equations. This energy principle is applied to a class of finite differentially rotating disks with adiabatic index γ > 2 and with derivatives of densities that go smoothly to zero at the boundary. The global stability limits fit remarkably well Toomre's necessary conditions for local stability. I also find that for disks with adiabatic index γ = 2, Toomre's necessary local criterion is indeed a sufficient global condition for stability.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)1170-1176
Number of pages7
JournalPhysics Letters, Section A: General, Atomic and Solid State Physics
Volume373
Issue number12-13
DOIs
StatePublished - 16 Mar 2009

Keywords

  • Energy variational principle
  • Self-gravitating systems
  • Stability of fluids

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