Talk:Eddington luminosity

Original[edit]

Where is the reference to Eddington's original paper? 129.21.81.116 (talk) 16:30, 17 April 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Dubious[edit]

The following assertion is dubious, and I have removed it:

"Note that contrary to the standard misconception, the Eddington limit does not require spherical symmetry. Indeed, this limit is utilized for nonspherical systems such as accretion disks."

The spherical approximation is commonly used, but it is always understood to be an approximation only. When the actual geometry of accretion discs is taken into account, it is found that the results can differ considerably from the classical value. See Heinzeller and Duschl(2006). Stigmatella aurantiaca (talk) 10:34, 11 December 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Superluminosity[edit]

This article Brightest neutron star yet has a multipolar magnetic field gives another possible mechanism for superluminosity. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Jetpen (talk • contribs) 02:01, 25 February 2017 (UTC)[reply]