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Eddington limit: a standalone construct

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the maximum luminosity at which radiation pressure outward balances gravity inward on a star or accreting object.

In astrophysics, Eddington limit refers to the maximum luminosity at which radiation pressure outward balances gravity inward on a star or accreting object. This meaning comes from Eddington (1926) in The Internal Constitution of the Stars.[1]

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References

Eddington, A. S. (1926). The Internal Constitution of the Stars. The University Press. ISBN 9780521337083

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