Alternate Definitions for Bondi accretion

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Term: Bondi accretion
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).

Created 2023.04.16
Last Modified 2023.04.16
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