Eddington luminosity
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title:
Eddington luminosity
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The Eddington luminosity, also referred to as the Eddington limit, is the maximum luminosity a body can achieve when there is balance between the force of radiation acting outward and the gravitational force acting inward. The state of balance is called hydrostatic equilibrium. When a star exceeds the Eddington luminosity, it will initiate a very intense radiation-driven stellar wind from its outer layers. Since most massive stars have luminosities far below the Eddington luminosity, their winds
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Maximum luminosity of a body in hydrostatic equilibrium
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eddington_luminosity
date created:
2003-04-11T13:05:16Z
date modified:
2024-09-07T16:02:39Z
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