violent relaxation

noun

The dynamic change in the trajectory of the stars of a galaxy induced by the collective interactions of all the other stars.

Meanings

nounviolent relaxation (countable and uncountable, plural violent relaxations)

plural violent relaxations

  1. countableuncountableastronomyThe dynamic change in the trajectory of the stars of a galaxy induced by the collective interactions of all the other stars.
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