Cosmic Rays and a Stable Hydrostatic Equilibrium of the Galaxy

Bloemen, Hans

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Hans Bloemen⁵

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It is argued that the stellar, gaseous, magnetic-field, and cosmic-ray components in the Galaxy may currently be in a large-scale hydrostatic equilibrium that is stable against Parker type instabilities. Equilibrium configurations considered in the past were found to be unstable as a consequence of simplifying assumptions, which are inconsistent with recent observations.

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Bloemen, H. (1988). Cosmic Rays and a Stable Hydrostatic Equilibrium of the Galaxy. In: Shapiro, M.M., Wefel, J.P. (eds) Genesis and Propagation of Cosmic Rays. NATO ASI Series, vol 220. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-4025-3_14

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