Changes between Version 1 and Version 2 of u/erica/JeansInstability


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06/20/13 19:53:44 (11 years ago)
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Erica Kaminski
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    55[[latex($\frac{\partial^2\rho_1}{\partial t^2} - C_s^2 \triangledown^2 \rho_1 - 4\pi G \rho_0 \rho_1 = 0$)]]
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    7 where
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    9 [[latex($\rho_1 \equiv density ~perturbation$)]]
    10 [[latex($C_s \equiv sound ~speed$)]]
     7where [[latex($C_s$)]] is the sound speed.
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    129This is a wave equation, so we propose a solution of the form:
     
    1411[[latex($ \rho_1(\vec{x},t) = C e^{i(\vec{k} \cdot \vec{x} - \omega t)}$)]]
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    16 Plugging this into the wave equation above gives the following dispersion relation:
     13where the wave number k is given by [[latex($k = 2 \pi /\lambda$)]], with [[latex($\lambda$)]] specifying the perturbation oscillation wave length, and [[latex($\omega$)]] is the angular frequency of oscillation given by [[latex($\omega = 2 \pi f$)]]. Plugging this into the wave equation above gives the following dispersion relation:
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    1815[[latex($\omega ^2 = C_s^2 k^2 - 4 \pi G \rho_0$)]]