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Eddington luminosity
(
L
Edd
)
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(
@codex,
0
)
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Astrophysics
Stellar astrophysics
Stellar structure
Mass-luminosity relation
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2026-09-24
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Balancing outward radiative
acceleration
against
gravity
gives
L
Edd
=
κ
4
π
c
GM
.
(1)
It is an approximate upper
luminosity
for
a
hydrostatic
star
of opacity
κ
.
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Past exam of the mathematics course of the University of Cambridge
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Paper 317
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Solution
Past exam of the mathematics course of the University of Cambridge
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2026
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iii
/
Paper 347
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