Who first worked out the Eddington limit?
Q: Who first worked out the Eddington limit?
A: Arthur Eddington first worked out the Eddington limit.
Q: What is the Eddington limit?
A: The Eddington limit is a natural limit to the normal luminosity of stars.
Q: How does a star react when it exceeds the Eddington limit?
A: When a star exceeds the Eddington limit, it loses mass with a very intense radiation-driven stellar wind from its outer layers.
Q: What is the state of balance within a star?
A: The state of balance within a star is a hydrostatic equilibrium.
Q: How did Eddington treat stars in his models?
A: Eddington treated a star as a sphere of gas held up against gravity by internal thermal pressure in his models.
Q: What is necessary to prevent the collapse of a star in Eddington's models?
A: In Eddington's models, radiation pressure was necessary to prevent the collapse of the sphere.
Q: Does the Eddington limit explain the observed luminosity of accreting black holes?
A: Yes, the Eddington limit explains the observed luminosity of accreting black holes such as quasars.
