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AbsoluteZer0
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Hello,
As I understand, the following formula describes the Jeans length.
\lambda_j = \sqrt\frac{15k_BT}{4\pi G \mu P}
Where \mu is the mass per particle.
Forgive me if this question may come across as relatively stupid, I imagine that each of the particles within the cloud should have different masses. Is \mu an average of the masses?
As I understand, the following formula describes the Jeans length.
\lambda_j = \sqrt\frac{15k_BT}{4\pi G \mu P}
Where \mu is the mass per particle.
Forgive me if this question may come across as relatively stupid, I imagine that each of the particles within the cloud should have different masses. Is \mu an average of the masses?
