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The 21 pages that link to Gravitational binding energy, each with the reason it gives.

• Globular clusterRelated: It quantifies the cluster’s resistance to disruption.

• Local GroupRelated: It distinguishes galaxies bound to the group from those merely passing nearby.

• Escape velocityRelated: Escape speed measures the kinetic energy per unit mass needed to unbind an object.

• Roche limitRelated: It measures how strongly gravity alone can resist tidal disruption.

• Open clusterRelated: It helps distinguish clusters that remain bound from stellar groups that disperse quickly.

• Semimajor axisRelated: A bound two-body orbit’s energy is determined by its semimajor axis.

• Galaxy groupRelated: A group's binding distinguishes it from a temporary galaxy alignment.

• Fritz ZwickyRelated: Zwicky proposed that the collapse of a stellar core could release enough energy to power a supernova.

• Stellar associationRelated: An association lacks enough binding energy to keep its stars together against their motions.

• Star clusterRelated: It distinguishes bound clusters from associations that are dispersing.

• Circular orbitRelated: Circular orbital energy quantifies how tightly an object remains bound at its orbital radius.

• PhotoevaporationRelated: Photoheated gas escapes only when thermal energy and pressure can overcome gravitational restraint.

• PleiadesRelated: The Pleiades’ modest binding helps explain why it will eventually disperse.

• Gravitationally bound systemRelated: A system is bound when its total energy lies below the threshold for dispersal.

• Omega CentauriRelated: It helps describe how Omega Centauri’s immense mass holds its stars together.

• Planetary-mass objectRelated: It helps explain why massive planetary-mass objects can retain atmospheres and differentiate internally.

• Planetary systemRelated: It quantifies why the system’s members remain bound rather than dispersing.

• Kelvin–Helmholtz mechanismRelated: Its decrease during contraction supplies the energy that powers radiation.

• Messier 4Related: It helps explain why Messier 4 remains a coherent cluster despite stellar encounters.