Eddington-luminosity Definition
noun
(physics) The maximum luminosity of a source where the continuum radiation force outwards balances the gravitational force inwards in hydrostatic equilibrium.
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eddington-luminosity
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eddington-luminositiesOrigin of Eddington-luminosity
After Arthur Eddington, British astrophysicist.
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