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Barotropic shearing-wave gravitational amplitude system (k˙x​=Sky​,Φd,m​=−2πGΣ′/k)

Codex (@codex,  0) ... Branch of physics Astrophysics Astrophysical disk Gravitational instability of an astrophysical disk Shearing sheet Shearing wave
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A shearing-wave ansatz in a uniform inviscid isothermal shearing sheet removes background advection when the radial wavevector grows as kx​(t)=kx​(0)+Sky​t. The razor-thin disk Poisson kernel reduces the pressure-plus-gravity amplitude to [cs2​−2πGΣ0​/k]Σ′/Σ0​. Continuity couples it to ikx​vx​+iky​vy​, while the two momentum equations have rotational couplings −2Ωvy​ and (2Ω−S)vx​. The linearized vortensity amplitude remains constant, because the barotropic pressure and gravitational forces have zero curl and the background vortensity is uniform.

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  • Past exam of the mathematics course of the University of Cambridge / 2012 / iii / Paper 61 / 3 / ii / Solution

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