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Disk formation and structure

EPJ Web of Conferences (2015) 102
DOI: 10.1051/epjconf/201510200002
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In this chapter, we cover the formation of protoplanetary disk as a natural byproduct of the gravitational collapse of a slowly rotating, hydrostatic cloud. We also summarise the structure of such a disk as it results from hydrostatic equilibrium and viscous accretion.

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Dominik, C. (2015). Disk formation and structure. In EPJ Web of Conferences (Vol. 102). EDP Sciences. https://doi.org/10.1051/epjconf/201510200002

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