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Turbulence in circumstellar discs

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A statistical model for the small-scale turbulence of circumstellar discs yields equations which in stationary systems are mathematically equivalent to those of partially elastic impacts, although the physical content is different. The disc is turbulent but not convective on this scale.

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Hämeen-Anttila, K.A. Turbulence in circumstellar discs. Astrophys Space Sci 175, 261–281 (1991). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00644289

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