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Eddington limit
  حد ِ ادینگتون  
hadd-e Eddington (#)
Fr.: limite d'Eddington  

The theoretical upper limit of → luminosity at which the → radiation pressure of a light-emitting body would exceed the body’s → gravitational attraction. A star emitting radiation at greater than the Eddington limit would break up. The Eddington luminosity for a non-rotating star is expressed as:
LEdd = 4πGMmpcσT-1, where G is the → gravitational constant, M the star mass, mp the → proton mass, c the → speed of light, and σT the → Thomson cross section. It can also be written as LEdd = 4πGMcκ-1, where κ is the → opacity. In terms of solar mass, the Eddington limit can be expressed by:
LEdd = 1.26 × 1038 (M/Msun) erg s-1. See also → rotational Eddington limit.

See also: Named after Arthur Stanley Eddington (1882-1944), prominent British astrophysicist; → limit.