Bondi accretion
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| definition | The accretion of mass by a star (assumed as point particle) moving at a steady speed through an infinite, uniform gas cloud. It is directly proportional to the star mass (M) and the medium density (ρ) and inversely proportional to the relative star/gas velocity (v). | ||||||
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| contributor | AAS_Frey.Katie_Admin original | ||||||