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On the Stability of Accretion Disks

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Part of the book series: Astrophysics and Space Science Library ((ASSL,volume 65))

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The steady state equilibrium equations for accretion disks are analysed for stability against pressure equilibrated perturbations and stability conditions are derived in the linear approxmation.

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© 1977 D. Reidel Publishing Company, Dordrecht, Holland

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Livio, M., Shaviv, G. (1977). On the Stability of Accretion Disks. In: Friedjung, M. (eds) Novae and Related Stars. Astrophysics and Space Science Library, vol 65. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-010-1217-1_5

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