Gravitational instability

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Term: Gravitational instability
Definition:

The process by which fluctuations in an infinite medium of size greater than a certain length scale (the Jeans length) grow by self-gravitation.

Created 2023.04.16
Last Modified 2023.04.16
Contributed by Ryan McGranaghan
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