2 papers
astro-ph2002
On the Minimum Energy Configuration of a Rotating Barotropic Fluid: A Response to Narayan & Pringle astro-ph/0208161
Sebastien Fromang, Steven A. Balbus
The authors respond to the commentary listed in the title.
astro-ph2002
When is Uniform Rotation an Energy Minimum?
Sebastien Fromang, Steven A. Balbus
A simple variational calculation is presented showing that a uniformly rotating barotropic fluid in an external potential attains a true energy minimum if and only if the rotation…