Apparent stability in turbulent molecular clouds occurs because trajectories in phase space slow near a metastable saddle point, with force-balance relaxation outpacing energy instability growth, producing an observational overdensity of near-equilibrium states.
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Apparent Stability in Self-Gravitating Turbulence and the Evolution of Molecular Clouds
Apparent stability in turbulent molecular clouds occurs because trajectories in phase space slow near a metastable saddle point, with force-balance relaxation outpacing energy instability growth, producing an observational overdensity of near-equilibrium states.