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Eddington luminosity en · NOUN

Etymology

Named after British astrophysicist Arthur Eddington

Meanings

The maximum luminosity of a source where the continuum radiation force outwards balances the gravitational force inwards in hydrostatic equilibrium.

Forms

Spelling	Features	Labels	Source
Eddington luminosities	Number=Plur		lexicographic

Coordinates

ultraluminous · hyperluminous

Deriveds

super-Eddington · supereddington · subEddington · superEddington · subeddington · sub-Eddington

Synonyms

Eddington limit