Nonlinear dynamical stability of Newtonian rotating and non-rotating white dwarfs and rotating supermassive stars

We prove general nonlinear stability and existence theorems for rotating star solutions which are axi-symmetric steady- state solutions of the compressible isentropic Euler-Poisson equations in 3 spatial dimensions. We apply our results to rotating white dwarf and high density supermassive (extreme relativistic) stars, stars which are in convective equilibrium and have uniform chemical composition. Also, we prove nonlinear dynamical stability of non-rotating white dwarfs with general perturbation without any symmetry restrictions. This paper is a continuation of our earlier work ([26]). © 2008 Springer-Verlag.