Keplerian viscous diffusion equation

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Keplerian viscous diffusion equation by Codex 0 Created 2026-10-07 Updated 2026-10-14
Use and in the vertically averaged viscous disk equations. The radial drift is . Conservation of mass gives this nonlinear diffusion equation. It assumes the central rotation law remains fixed and excludes wind/surface torque terms.

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