In astrophysics, accretion is the accumulation of particles into a massive object by gravitationally attracting more matter, typically gaseous matter...

Look up accretion in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Accretion may refer to: Accretion (astrophysics), the formation of planets and other bodies by collection...

Accretion disks are a ubiquitous phenomenon in astrophysics; active galactic nuclei, protoplanetary disks, and gamma ray bursts all involve accretion...

In astrophysics, the Bondi accretion (also called Bondi–Hoyle–Lyttleton accretion), named after Hermann Bondi, is spherical accretion onto a compact object...

McCabe-Thiele method Vapor-Liquid Equilibrium Liquid-liquid extraction Separation process Binary star Type Ia supernova Thermodiffusion Accretion (astrophysics)...

black hole. Accretion (astrophysics) – Accumulation of particles into a massive object by gravitationally attracting more matter Accretion disk – Structure...

and protoplanets continue to grow (faster than planetesimals). Accretion (astrophysics) Disrupted planet List of interstellar and circumstellar molecules...

collision rate are the droplet concentration and turbulence. Accretion (astrophysics) Accretion (meteorology) Bergeron process Coalescer Postema M, Marmottant...

Pebble accretion is the accumulation of particles, ranging from centimeters up to meters in diameter, into planetesimals in a protoplanetary disk that...

of the central black hole, the rate of gas accretion onto the black hole, the orientation of the accretion disk, the degree of obscuration of the nucleus...

molecular cloud Perseus molecular cloud Accretion (astrophysics) Astrochemistry Atomic and molecular astrophysics Cosmic dust Cosmochemistry Evaporating...

S2CID 16660243. Pringle, J.E. (1981). "Accretion discs in astrophysics". Annual Review of Astronomy and Astrophysics. 19: 137–162. Bibcode:1981ARA&A..19...

at the time. In May 2022, astronomers released the first image of the accretion disk around the horizon of Sagittarius A*, confirming it to be a black...

candidates are known and some detections were later questioned. Accretion (astrophysics) Fusor (astronomy) Mesoplanet Planetesimal Cessna, Abby (26 July...

Andrew; Raine, Derek J. (January 2002). "Accretion Power in Astrophysics: Third Edition". Accretion Power in Astrophysics. Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University...

astronomy and astrophysics, including supermassive black holes, galaxy clusters, active galactic nuclei and quasars, X-ray binaries, and accretion discs; Stellar...

dynamicity can be cancelled out. Cold fusion Thermonuclear reaction Accretion (astrophysics) Plasma (physics) Quantum tunnelling Afanasjev, A.V.; Gasques,...

the water delivery to terrestrial embryos by ice pebble accretion". Astronomy & Astrophysics. 589: A15. arXiv:1512.02414. Bibcode:2016A&A...589A..15S...

Computational astrophysics refers to the methods and computing tools developed and used in astrophysics research. Like computational chemistry or computational...

Earth to the Sun. A stellar wind from the star provides material for an accretion disk around the X-ray source. Matter in the inner disk is heated to millions...

light. Any matter that falls toward a black hole can form an external accretion disk heated by friction, forming quasars, some of the brightest objects...

Muzerolle, James; et al. (2013), "Pulsed accretion in a variable protostar", Astrophysics. Solar and Stellar Astrophysics (in German), vol. 493, no. 7432, pp...

(August 2012). "Rapid growth of gas-giant cores by pebble accretion". Astronomy & Astrophysics. 544: A32. arXiv:1205.3030. Bibcode:2012A&A...544A..32L....

which give insight into physical phenomena (e.g. super massive black hole accretion and the presence of dark matter). It is through extragalactic astronomy...

carbon monoxide to condense into solid grains, which will allow their accretion into planetesimals. Beyond the line, otherwise gaseous compounds (which...

Shakura, developed theory of accretion and astrophysics of x-ray binaries, co-developed the standard theory of disk accretion Grigory Shayn, astronomer and...

could actually be called astrophysics. Some fields, such as astrometry, are purely astronomy rather than also astrophysics. Various departments in which...

particularly in gravitational lensing and in models describing the assembly and accretion histories of supermassive black holes. She authored the book Mapping the...

massive a star can possibly be: The accretion mass limit and the Eddington mass limit. The accretion mass limit The accretion limit is related to star formation:...

supermassive black hole feeding on intensely hot gas and matter in an accretion disc. Given its observed redshift of 2.219, the light travel time of TON...