Energy-limited atmospheric escape
= Energy-limited atmospheric escape
{title2=$\dot M=\eta\pi R_{\rm EUV}^2F_{\rm EUV}R_p/(GM_p)$}
Energy-limited atmospheric escape equates a fraction $\eta$ of absorbed high-energy stellar power to the gravitational work needed to remove gas. Ignoring tidal and cooling corrections gives $\dot M=\eta\pi R_{\rm EUV}^2F_{\rm EUV}R_p/(GM_p)$.