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Critical Bondi accretion rate for gamma equals five thirds
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Critical Bondi accretion rate for gamma equals five thirds
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2026-09-24
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2026-09-25
For an adiabatic
gas
with
γ
=
5/3
, asymptotic
density
ρ
0
, and
sound
speed
v
s
0
accreting onto
a
Newtonian point
mass
M
, the largest globally subsonic steady rate is
M
˙
crit
=
v
s
0
3
π
ρ
0
(
GM
)
2
.
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