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The gravitational instability of flow through porous medium for some systems of astrophysical interest

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The gravitational instability of flow through porous medium for some hydrodynamical and hydromagnetical systems of astrophysical interest is investigated. The effects of rotation, magnetic field, viscosity and finite electrical conductivity are studied for the gravitational instability through porous medium. The effect of suspended particles on the instability is also considered. It is found that Jean's criterion remains unchanged in the presence of porosity, viscosity, finite conductivity, rotation, magnetic field and suspended particles in the medium.

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  1. Department of Mathematics, Himachal Pradesh University, Simla, India

    R. C. Sharma & K. P. Thakur

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Sharma, R.C., Thakur, K.P. The gravitational instability of flow through porous medium for some systems of astrophysical interest. Astrophys Space Sci 81, 95–102 (1982). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00676140

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