Eddington limit

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Eddington limit

n (Astronomy) Astronomy the theoretical upper limit of luminosity that a star of a given mass can reach; occurs when the outward force of the radiation just balances the inward gravitational force.

[named after A. S. Eddington (1882-1944), English astronomer and physicist]

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