oligarchic accretion
oligarchic accretion · oligarchic accretions
A regime of accretion of material in a protoplanetary disk where only the most massive…A regime of accretion of material in a protoplanetary disk where only the most massive objects can continue to grow.
Meaning
1 sensesA regime of accretion of material in a protoplanetary disk where only the most massive objects can continue to grow.
Origin
By analogy to oligarchies, where a few people dominate the leadership of a state.By analogy to oligarchies, where a few people dominate the leadership of a state.
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