Eddington Luminosity
Definition
The Eddington Luminosity is the most a well can shine before its light pushes back its food: near it a feeding well is a quasar, at a small part of it a Seyfert galaxy, and one whose jets reach far beyond its stars a radio galaxy.
Formally, L⥣ = 4 · π · G · M · m_p · c / σ_T, where L⥣ [𝕄·𝕃²·𝕋⁻³] is the Eddington luminosity, G [𝕄⁻¹·𝕃³·𝕋⁻²] the gravitational constant, M [𝕄] the well's mass, m_p [𝕄] the proton mass, c [𝕃·𝕋⁻¹] light speed and σ_T [𝕃²] the Thomson cross-section: [𝕄·𝕃²·𝕋⁻³] = [𝕄·𝕃²·𝕋⁻³].
It connects to Accretion Luminosity and Galaxy (BPT).
Mathematical Expression
L⥣ = 4 · π · G · M · m_p · c / σ_T
Technical Details
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Chapter: Chapter 3
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