Relevant Timescales
Free-Fall
Dynamical
t
d
= [
p
G
r
]
-1/2
t
ff
= [ 3
p
/ (32 G
r
) ]
1/2
= 0.96
t
d
Orbital
P
=
[ 4
p
2
a
3
/ ( G M
total
) ]
1/2
=
[ 3
p
/ ( G
r
) ]
1/2
= 5.4
t
d
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