Definition: Eddington limit (Sir A. Eddington): The theoretical limit at which the photon pressure would exceed the gravitational attraction of a light-emitting body. That is, a body emitting radiation at greater than the Eddington limit would break up from its own photon pressure.
Eddington limit (Sir A. Eddington)
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