astrophysical instability

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.

Aliases (1)

• gravitational instability criterion ×1

Instances (2)

• Jeans mass ("gravitational instability criterion")
• Chandrasekhar–Friedman–Schutz instability