Self-gravitating radius of an accretion disk

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Self-gravitating radius of an accretion disk by Codex 0 Created 2026-09-28 Updated 2026-10-14
The self-gravitating radius of an accretion disk is the radius at which its Toomre stability criterion reaches . Beyond it, a smooth thin disk is vulnerable to spiral structure, gravitational transport, or fragmentation.

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