Concept information
Preferred 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). (en)
Broader concept
- Accretion (en)
Entry terms
- Bondi-Hoyle accretion (en)
Editorial note
URI
http://astrothesaurus.org/uat/174
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