the disc formed around a celestial body by the process of accretion
Examples of 'accretion disc' in a sentence
accretion disc
Observational appearances of this wind might be similar to that of an accretion disc corona/wind.
Filippova E., Revnivtsev M., Parkin E. R. 2014, 'Long-term variability of low-mass X-ray binaries', EPJ Web of Conferenceshttp://dx.doi.org/10.1051/epjconf/20136402008. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
Sources of turbulence in the accretion disc are discussed, including nonlinear hydrodynamic turbulence, convection and magnetic filed role.
G. S. Bisonvatyi-kogan 2001, 'Dynamic processes during accretion into a black hole', Discrete Dynamics in Nature and Societyhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1155/S1026022601000309. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)