mod07lec36 - Spherical accretion onto a compact object : Eddington luminosity and accretion rate

mod07lec36 - Spherical accretion onto a compact object : Eddington luminosity and accretion rate

Process of accretion -- tapping of gravitational energy in the vicinity of a compact object, amount of gravitational energy release, luminosity of the central object, concept of mass accretion rate