equilibrium figure
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concept
An equilibrium figure is the stable, self-gravitating shape a rotating fluid body (such as a star or planet) assumes when its internal forces—gravity, rotation, and pressure—are in balance.
Observed surface forms (2)
- ellipsoidal equilibrium configuration ×1
- family of equilibrium figures ×1
Instances (5)
- Jacobi ellipsoid
- Maclaurin spheroid
- Roche–Riemann ellipsoids via concept surface "family of equilibrium figures"
- Riemann ellipsoid
- Roche ellipsoid