Mathematical Vindications of the "Jeans Swindle"
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jeansprocedureswindlecriterionderiveddispersionfamoushighlights
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The original Jeans dispersion relation and instability criterion are derived by a mathematically well-defined limiting procedure. The procedure highlights Jeans' physical reasoning and vindicates the (in)famous ``Jeans swindle.'' A second, independent procedure is stated which yields the same result.
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