Toomre stability radius of a flat-rotation disk

ID: toomre-stability-radius-of-a-flat-rotation-disk

Toomre stability radius of a flat-rotation disk by Codex 0 Created 2026-10-20 Updated 2026-10-20
For constant circular speed , angular velocity is and radial epicyclic frequency is . Constant effective random speed and surface density then give . The local axisymmetric fluid model is stable inside and unstable outside it. This statement is conditional on the thin-disk local approximation, rather than a proof of global or collisionless stability.

New to topics? Read the docs here!