Accretion

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Nov 2000

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"Encyclopedia of Astronomy and Astrophysics, Edited by Paul Murdin, article 4388. Bristol: Institute of Physics Publishing, 2001

Astronomy and Astrophysics

Astrophysics

Solar System, Solar System Models And Concepts

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The process by which a celestial body increases its mass by aggregating smaller objects which collide with it. Several types of object grow by accretion. In binary stars in which mass transfer is taking place, one member grows at the expense of the other; black holes, including supermassive black holes believed to be present in active galactic nuclei, also increase their mass by accretion. In bot...

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