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Disk Instability Theory

Disk Instability Theory is a theoretical model of planetary formation in which gravitational instabilities within a protoplanetary disk lead to the direct collapse of gas and dust into planet-sized bodies, distinguishing it from core accretion models that require gradual solid core growth followed by gas capture.

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392

Authors

272

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2017–2026

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Gravitational Instability ModelGravitational Instability Theory

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Publications

151

On the gravitational stability of a disk of stars

Alar Toomre · The Astrophysical Journal · 1964 · 3.3K citations

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The disc instability model of dwarf novae and low-mass X-ray binary transients

New Astronomy Reviews · 2001 · 934 citations · Full text

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Clustering instability in dissipative gases

I. Goldhirsch, Gianluigi Zanetti · Physical Review Letters · 1993 · 925 citations

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The disc instability model of dwarf-novae and low-mass X-ray binary transients

CERN Document Server (European Organization for Nuclear Research) · 2001 · 493 citations

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Dwarf-Nova Outbursts

Yoji Osaki · Publications of the Astronomical Society of the Pacific · 1996 · 487 citations · Full text

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Authors

392

  1. AP
    Alan P. Boss

    Carnegie Institution for Science, United States

    7 publications · 1K citations

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  2. YO
    Yoji Osaki

    The University of Tokyo, Japan

    6 publications · 681 citations

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  3. SM
    Shin Mineshige

    Kyoto University, Japan

    5 publications · 197 citations

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  4. JP
    J. P. Lasota

    Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, France

    4 publications · 203 citations

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  5. RH
    Ravit Helled

    University of Zurich, Switzerland

    4 publications · 195 citations

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Institutions

272

  1. Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique

    Paris, France

    13 h-index

    26 publications

    1.6K citations

  2. Center for Astrophysics Harvard & Smithsonian

    Cambridge, United States

    10 h-index

    13 publications

    935 citations

  3. Max Planck Institute for Astrophysics

    Garching, Germany

    8 h-index

    8 publications

    664 citations

  4. Carnegie Institution for Science

    Washington, United States

    8 h-index

    8 publications

    1K citations

  5. Kyoto University

    Kyoto, Japan

    7 h-index

    23 publications

    615 citations

  6. Space Telescope Science Institute

    Baltimore, United States

    7 h-index

    13 publications

    727 citations

  7. University of Arizona

    Tucson, United States

    7 h-index

    11 publications

    694 citations

  8. Institut d'Astrophysique de Paris

    Paris, France

    7 h-index

    10 publications

    922 citations

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Venues

  1. The Astrophysical Journal

    ApJ · 57 publications · 8K citations

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  2. 14

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  3. Astronomy and Astrophysics

    14 publications · 647 citations

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  5. The Astrophysical Journal Letters

    8 publications · 389 citations

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