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arxiv: astro-ph/0002286 · v1 · submitted 2000-02-14 · 🌌 astro-ph

Black-Hole Transients and the Eddington Limit

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I show that the Eddington limit implies a critical orbital period P_crit(BH) = 2d beyond which black-hole LMXBs cannot appear as persistent systems. The unusual behaviour of GRO J1655-40 may result from its location close to this critical period.

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