Stability analysis of a Keplerian disk of granular grains: Influence of thermal diffusion

Authors
Spahn, F Schmidt, J Petzschmann, O Salo, H
Citation
F. Spahn et al., Stability analysis of a Keplerian disk of granular grains: Influence of thermal diffusion, ICARUS, 145(2), 2000, pp. 657-660
Citations number
25
Categorie Soggetti
Space Sciences
Journal title
ICARUS
ISSN journal
00191035 → ACNP
Volume
145
Issue
2
Year of publication
2000
Pages
657 - 660
Database
ISI
SICI code
0019-1035(200006)145:2<657:SAOAKD>2.0.ZU;2-R
Abstract
We extend the investigation of the viscous stability of a dense planetary r ing by the effect of thermal diffusion of random kinetic energy. We find th at this additional diffusive process has mainly a stabilizing effect on the overstable modes. (C) 2000 Academic Press.