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Scale height facts for kids

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A scale height is a term for a distance over which a quantity decreases by a factor of e (the base of natural logarithms). The scale height is usually shown by a capital letter H.

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  • Scale Height Force Balance

    A schematic depiction of the force balance in a gas disk around a central object, e.g., a star.

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