Bondi accretion rate

GPTKB entity

Statements (17)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf astrophysical concept
gptkbp:appliesTo spherically symmetric accretion
gptkbp:category accretion physics
gptkbp:dependsOn density of ambient medium
mass of accreting object
sound speed in ambient medium
gptkbp:describes rate of gas accretion onto a compact object
gptkbp:form 4πλ(GM)^2ρ∞/c_s^3
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Bondi accretion rate
gptkbp:introducedIn 1952
gptkbp:namedAfter gptkb:Hermann_Bondi
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:neutron_stars
gptkb:white_dwarfs
black holes
gptkbp:usedIn astrophysics
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Bondi_accretion
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6