astrophysical instability
C1390
concept
An astrophysical instability is a physical process in which small perturbations in an astronomical system grow over time, potentially leading to dramatic structural or dynamical changes such as star formation, disk fragmentation, or explosive events.
All labels observed (8)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| astrophysical instability canonical | 2 |
| core-collapse supernova | 1 |
| fluid dynamical instability | 1 |
| gravitational instability | 1 |
| gravitational instability criterion | 1 |
| magnetohydrodynamic instability criterion | 1 |
| morphological instability | 1 |
| plasma instability | 1 |
Instances (7)
| Instance | Via concept surface |
|---|---|
| SN 1987A | core-collapse supernova |
| Jeans instability | — |
| Kruskal–Shafranov instability criterion | magnetohydrodynamic instability criterion |
| Jeans mass | gravitational instability criterion |
| Mullins–Sekerka instability | morphological instability |
| Kelvin–Helmholtz instability | fluid dynamical instability |
| Chandrasekhar–Friedman–Schutz instability | — |