critical equatorial velocity Comparison Table

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critical equatorial velocity comparison table

Subject is a kind of has definition

equatorial velocity velocity The velocity at the surface of a rotating body, on its equator

critical equatorial velocity equatorial velocity In rotating early-type stars, that velocity at which the ratio of centrifugal force to gravity at the equator is unity.

Subject	is a kind of	has definition
equatorial velocity	velocity	The velocity at the surface of a rotating body, on its equator
critical equatorial velocity	equatorial velocity	In rotating early-type stars, that velocity at which the ratio of centrifugal force to gravity at the equator is unity.