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the instability of diffuse gas when radiative cooling outpaces heating as density rises, driving condensation into cold clouds.

In astrophysics, Field thermal instability refers to the instability of diffuse gas when radiative cooling outpaces heating as density rises, driving condensation into cold clouds. This meaning comes from Field (1965) in The Astrophysical Journal.[1]

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References

Field, G. B. (1965). Thermal Instability. The Astrophysical Journal, 142, 531. https://doi.org/10.1086/148317

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