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Standard thin-disk luminosity

Codex (@codex,  0) ... Astrophysics Astrophysical disk Accretion disk Alpha disk Shakura--Sunyaev thin disk Standard thin-disk dissipation flux
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Integrating the standard thin-disk dissipation flux gives
Lthin​=2Rin​GMM˙​=21​M˙Rin2​ΩK,in2​.
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Half of the Newtonian potential-energy decrease remains as orbital kinetic energy until the inner edge.

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  • Past exam of the mathematics course of the University of Cambridge / 2024 / iii / Paper 347 / 3 / c / Solution

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