Eddington limit Comparison Table

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Eddington limit comparison table

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mass quantity The measure of the inertia of an object, determined by observing the acceleration when a known force is applied. The gravitational force acting on an object is found to be proportional to its mass, as is the gravitational force that it exerts on other objects.

Eddington limit mass In essence, radiation pressure must not exceed gravity. It is the limit beyond which the radiation force on matter in the emitting region is greater than the gravitational forces that hold the star together. L_E = 4πcGM/K_s, where K_s = Thomson and/or Compton scattering opacity. Eddington limit for a 1 M_sun star, 10³⁸ ergs s^-1.

Subject	is an instance of	is a kind of	has definition
mass		quantity	The measure of the inertia of an object, determined by observing the acceleration when a known force is applied. The gravitational force acting on an object is found to be proportional to its mass, as is the gravitational force that it exerts on other objects.
Eddington limit	mass		In essence, radiation pressure must not exceed gravity. It is the limit beyond which the radiation force on matter in the emitting region is greater than the gravitational forces that hold the star together. L_E = 4πcGM/K_s, where K_s = Thomson and/or Compton scattering opacity. Eddington limit for a 1 M_sun star, 10³⁸ ergs s^-1.

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