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Eddington luminosity (LEdd​)

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Balancing outward radiative acceleration against gravity gives
LEdd​=κ4πcGM​.
(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 / 2026 / iii / Paper 317 / 3 / Solution
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