Physics A-Level
Peak power
What Peak power means in Physics A-Level, as defined for AQA.
Definition of Peak power
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A core-collapse supernova reaches a peak electromagnetic luminosity of 10³⁶ W, roughly 2.6 × 10⁹ times the solar luminosity.
Topics that use Peak power
- Supernovae, neutron stars and black holes (A-level only) (AQA A-Level)
Related terms
- Accretion
- Active galactic nuclei
- Black hole
- Chandrasekhar limit
- dark energy
- Light curve
- Long-duration GRB
- Luminosity
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