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gravitational equilibrium

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gravitational equilibrium [‚grav·ə′tā·shən·əl ‚ē·kwə′lib·rē·əm]
(astrophysics)
The condition of a star in which the weight of overlying layers at each point is balanced by the total pressure at that point.
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But their own independent existence was saved due to their location in the zone of gravitational equilibrium between the outer protoplanetary components and the Sun (with the small gravitational input of the inner components) (Figure 5).
Origin of planetary systems due to dichotomous division of the ... by Kompanichenko, Vladimir / Frontier Perspectives
 
 
 
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