Changes between Version 31 and Version 32 of u/erica/radtimescales

Timestamp:

04/04/16 16:33:05 (9 years ago)

Author:

Erica Kaminski

Comment:

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u/erica/radtimescales

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 where rho is the mean density of the gas, calculated above. This gives,
 
-[[latex($\boxed{t_{ff}\approx 7.6e+12 ~s}$)]]
+[[latex($\boxed{t_{ff}\approx 4~ky}$)]]
 
 
 That this value is very nearly the sound crossing time shows that a pre-stellar core is marginally jeans unstable. 
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+''' Summary of timescales ''' 
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+A box that has r=.0069, filled with a solar mass worth of material at constant density and temperature (=10 K), and with the above quoted opacities, should have the following timescales of evolution:
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+ 
+|| [[latex($t_{diff}$)]] || 24 days ||
+|| [[latex($t_{coupling}$)]] || ? ||
+|| [[latex($t_{sc}$)]] || 33 kyr ||
+|| [[latex($t_{ff}$)]] || 4 ky ||
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+