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← ScienceWhich consequence results when exceeding Eddington luminosity constraints near a black hole?
A)Inward pressure overcomes gravitational force.✓
B)Accretion disk formation rate decreases.
C)Hawking radiation intensity increases greatly.
D)Spaghettification forces quickly diminish.
💡 Explanation
Radiation pressure opposes gravity; therefore exceeding Eddington luminosity causes outward radiation pressure to become greater than the inward gravitational pull, leading gas to be blown away rather than further accretion, because hydrostatic equilibrium must be maintained.
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