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Jeans Criterion

The Jeans Criterion is a theoretical condition in astrophysics that specifies the critical threshold of mass, density, and temperature in an interstellar gas cloud, beyond which gravitational forces overcome thermal pressure, leading to gravitational collapse and star formation.

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Jeans Instability Criterion

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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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Molecular tori in Seyfert galaxies - Feeding the monster and hiding it

Julian H. Krolik, Mitchell C. Begelman · The Astrophysical Journal · 1988 · 569 citations

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Measuring the inclination and mass-to-light ratio of axisymmetric galaxies via anisotropic Jeans models of stellar kinematics

Michele Cappellari · Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society · 2008 · 516 citations · Full text

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The Minimum Jeans Mass or When Fragmentation Must Stop

Cassiemarie Low, D. Lynden–Bell · Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society · 1976 · 373 citations · Full text

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Jeans' Formula for Gravitational Instability

W. B. Bonnor · Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society · 1957 · 223 citations · Full text

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  1. RK
    R. K. Chhajlani

    Vikram University, India

    13 publications · 226 citations

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  2. RP
    R. P. Prajapati

    Guru Ghasidas Vishwavidyalaya, India

    10 publications · 198 citations

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  3. PS
    Prerana Sharma

    Vikram University, India

    6 publications · 101 citations

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  4. SK
    Sachin Kaothekar

    Vikram University, India

    4 publications · 62 citations

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  5. FV
    Frank Verheest

    Ghent University, Belgium

    3 publications · 96 citations

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Institutions

196

  1. Vikram University

    Ujjain, India

    12 h-index

    17 publications

    301 citations

  2. Guru Ghasidas Vishwavidyalaya

    Bilāspur, India

    7 h-index

    9 publications

    141 citations

  3. University of Edinburgh

    Edinburgh, United Kingdom

    4 h-index

    7 publications

    394 citations

  4. Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique

    Paris, France

    4 h-index

    6 publications

    170 citations

  5. Universidade Federal Rural do Rio de Janeiro

    Seropédica, Brazil

    3 h-index

    3 publications

    114 citations

  6. Heidelberg University

    Heidelberg, Germany

    3 h-index

    6 publications

    289 citations

  7. Jai Narain Vyas University

    Jodhpur, India

    3 h-index

    8 publications

    211 citations

  8. Trieste Astronomical Observatory

    Trieste, Italy

    3 h-index

    4 publications

    270 citations

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  1. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society

    22 publications · 2.2K citations

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  2. The Astrophysical Journal

    ApJ · 24 publications · 2.6K citations

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  3. Physics of Plasmas

    7 publications · 193 citations

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  4. Astrophysics and Space Science

    6 publications · 86 citations

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  5. Astronomy and Astrophysics

    6 publications · 279 citations

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