Maximum Accretion Efficiency in General Theory of Relativity
| dc.creator | Mitra, Abhas | |
| dc.date | 1998-11-25 | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2026-07-07T02:29:16Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2026-07-07T02:29:16Z | |
| dc.description | We derive here the expression for the accretion luminosity, $L(\infty)$, as seen by a distant inertial observer $S_\infty$, for the case of spherical accretion onto a static compact object having a surface gravitational red-shift $z_x$. It is found that the ``efficiency'' for conversion of mass energy into accretion energy is given by $ε= z_x/(1+z_x)$. And since the maximum value of $z_x$ permitted by General Theory of Relativity (GTR) is 2, the maximum theoretical value of the accretion efficiency is 66.66%. | |
| dc.description | 4 pages using revtex, submitted to Annals of Physics | |
| dc.identifier | https://arxiv.org/abs/astro-ph/9811402 | |
| dc.identifier | http://arxiv.org/abs/astro-ph/9811402 | |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://salesiana.dossiersoluciones.com/handle/123456789/13410 | |
| dc.subject | Astrophysics | |
| dc.subject | General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology | |
| dc.title | Maximum Accretion Efficiency in General Theory of Relativity | |
| dc.type | text |