Eddington luminosity

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Named after British astrophysicist Arthur Eddington

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Eddington luminosity (plural Eddington luminosities)

  1. (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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