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Virial Equilibrium

Virial Equilibrium is a theoretical state in astrophysical systems where the time-averaged kinetic energy is balanced by half the time-averaged potential energy, as dictated by the virial theorem, such that the system remains gravitationally stable over dynamical timescales.

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Mass, luminosity, and line width relations of Galactic molecular clouds

P. M. Solomon, A. R. Rivolo, John W. Barrett et al. · The Astrophysical Journal · 1987 · 1.6K citations

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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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A Preliminary Study of the Orion Nebula Cluster Structure and Dynamics

Lynne A. Hillenbrand, Lee Hartmann · The Astrophysical Journal · 1998 · 706 citations · Full text

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Gas expulsion and the destruction of massive young clusters

S. P. Goodwin, N. Bastian · Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society · 2006 · 391 citations · Full text

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The Second Survey of the Molecular Clouds in the Large Magellanic Cloud by NANTEN. I. Catalog of Molecular Clouds

The Astrophysical Journal Supplement Series · 2008 · 274 citations · Full text

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  1. JB
    Javier Ballesteros‐Paredes

    Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Mexico

    4 publications · 349 citations

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  2. RJ
    R. J. Parker

    University of Sheffield, United Kingdom

    4 publications · 209 citations

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  3. EV
    Enrique Vazquez‐Semadeni

    Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Mexico

    3 publications · 280 citations

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  4. FN
    Fumitaka Nakamura

    National Astronomical Observatory of Japan, Japan

    3 publications · 282 citations

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  5. PC
    P. C. Myers

    Center for Astrophysics Harvard & Smithsonian, United States

    3 publications · 530 citations

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  1. National Astronomical Observatory of Japan

    Mitaka-shi, Japan

    12 h-index

    26 publications

    721 citations

  2. Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique

    Paris, France

    11 h-index

    22 publications

    955 citations

  3. University of Virginia

    Charlottesville, United States

    10 h-index

    11 publications

    713 citations

  4. Center for Astrophysics Harvard & Smithsonian

    Cambridge, United States

    10 h-index

    20 publications

    1.8K citations

  5. University of California, Berkeley

    Berkeley, United States

    8 h-index

    10 publications

    2.6K citations

  6. Space Telescope Science Institute

    Baltimore, United States

    8 h-index

    14 publications

    480 citations

  7. Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México

    Mexico City, Mexico

    8 h-index

    20 publications

    1.3K citations

  8. Yale University

    New Haven, United States

    7 h-index

    9 publications

    378 citations

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  1. The Astrophysical Journal

    ApJ · 70 publications · 7.4K citations

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  2. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society

    36 publications · 2.7K citations

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  3. Astronomy and Astrophysics

    14 publications · 507 citations

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  4. The Astronomical Journal

    AJ · 4 publications · 184 citations

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  5. Springer Link (Chiba Institute of Technology)

    Repository · 3 publications · 73 citations

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