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Gravitational Equilibrium

Gravitational Equilibrium is a theoretical construct in geophysics denoting the state in which the Earth's lithosphere floats on the viscous asthenosphere such that vertical stresses are balanced and gravitational potential energy is minimized across horizontal planes, maintaining isostatic balance.

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363

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2017–2026

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Publications

213

On Massive Neutron Cores

J. Robert Oppenheimer, G. M. Volkoff · Physical Review · 1939 · 4K citations

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A Theoretical Foundation for the Gravity Equation.

James E. Anderson · American Economic Review · 1979 · 3.5K citations

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On the gravitational stability of a disk of stars

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

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Equilibrium configurations of rotating charged or gravitating liquid masses with surface tension. II

S. Cohen, F. Plasil, W.J. Świa̧tecki · Annals of Physics · 1974 · 1K citations · Full text

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Pressure-confined clumps in magnetized molecular clouds

F. Bertoldi, Christopher F. McKee · The Astrophysical Journal · 1992 · 867 citations

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Authors

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  1. MS
    M. Sharif

    University of the Punjab, Pakistan

    4 publications · 88 citations

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  2. SC
    S. Chandrasekhar

    University of Chicago, United States

    3 publications · 61 citations

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  3. AD
    A. Di Prisco

    Central University of Venezuela, Venezuela

    2 publications · 31 citations

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  4. WC
    William C. Saslaw

    University of Virginia, United States

    2 publications · 29 citations

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  5. MN
    M. Nowakowski

    Universidad de Los Andes, Colombia

    2 publications · 63 citations

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Institutions

246

  1. University of Virginia

    Charlottesville, United States

    6 h-index

    8 publications

    186 citations

  2. University of the Punjab

    Lahore, Pakistan

    5 h-index

    9 publications

    339 citations

  3. University of Cambridge

    Cambridge, United Kingdom

    5 h-index

    5 publications

    528 citations

  4. University of California, Berkeley

    Berkeley, United States

    5 h-index

    6 publications

    9.9K citations

  5. University of California, Santa Barbara

    Santa Barbara, United States

    3 h-index

    4 publications

    402 citations

  6. The University of Tokyo

    Tokyo, Japan

    3 h-index

    8 publications

    645 citations

  7. Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique

    Paris, France

    3 h-index

    12 publications

    288 citations

  8. Institute of Astronomy

    Moscow, Russia

    3 h-index

    5 publications

    167 citations

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  1. The Astrophysical Journal

    ApJ · 34 publications · 6.6K citations

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  2. 11

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  3. Astrophysics and Space Science

    7 publications · 160 citations

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  4. Physical Review

    7 publications · 5.3K citations

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  5. General Relativity and Gravitation

    6 publications · 320 citations

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