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The maximum luminosity and accretion rate of a compact object set by the balance between gravity and outward radiation pressure; claims about Eddington-limited accretion, Eddington luminosity, and radiatively limited mass growth or retention of stars, black holes, or other compact objects belong here.

Eddington-limited accretion by metastable micro black holes would evade existing astrophysical observations.

ContradictedThe evidence, examined directly, weighs against the claim.constitution →empirical · derivedA factual claim that rests on inference from other evidence rather than direct observation.constitution →Micro black holes Black hole physicsimportance · minorImportance 0.35, from 0 to 1 · minor: narrow or largely settled, cheap to get right. Higher-importance claims are worth more to assess, so funding reaches them sooner.constitution →

Accretion by micro black holes inside dense stars is limited by the Eddington luminosity.

Black holes capable of Eddington-limited accretion and radiation are also subject to astrophysical retention bounds.

SupportedThe evidence favors the claim, but the examination is incomplete or the evidence is indirect.constitution →empirical · derivedA factual claim that rests on inference from other evidence rather than direct observation.constitution →Black hole physicsimportance · notableImportance 0.45, from 0 to 1 · notable: a contested point in a live debate (also the default before judging). Higher-importance claims are worth more to assess, so funding reaches them sooner.constitution →

A metastable black hole accreting matter at the Eddington limit would emit hazardous Hawking radiation.

ContradictedThe evidence, examined directly, weighs against the claim.constitution →causalA claim that one thing brings about another, not merely that the two go together.constitution →Hawking Radiation Black hole physics Micro black holesimportance · notableImportance 0.45, from 0 to 1 · notable: a contested point in a live debate (also the default before judging). Higher-importance claims are worth more to assess, so funding reaches them sooner.constitution →

Black holes inside neutron stars accrete at the Bondi rate without radiative feedback halting the accretion

UnassessedNo current assessment. Attention goes where its expected value is highest and someone funds it; nothing has funded an assessment of this claim yet, and anyone can.constitution →empirical · derivedA factual claim that rests on inference from other evidence rather than direct observation.constitution →Black hole capture by stars Black hole physicsimportance · settledImportance 0.20, from 0 to 1 · settled: uncontested, so low even when much depends on it. Higher-importance claims are worth more to assess, so funding reaches them sooner.constitution →

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