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7	7	By substituting for rho, we can turn this into the more physically intuitive condition:
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9		[[latex($\lambda_J \propto (Cs^2/~~G*M/r^3~~)^{1/2}$)]]
	9	[[latex($\lambda_J \propto (Cs^2/(G*M/r^3))^{1/2}$)]]
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11	11	Thus, for a given cloud of radius r, sound speed Cs, and mass M, we can compute a Jeans length, which is either less than r or greater than r. For a [[latex($\lambda_J$)]] < r, the cloud is gravitationally unstable. For the opposite, the cloud is gravitationally stable.