Variable Eddington Factor in a Relativistic Plane-Parallel Flow

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We examine the Eddington factor in an optically thick, relativistic flow accelerating in the vertical direction. When the gaseous flow is radiatively accelerated and there is a velocity gradient, there also exists a density gradient. The comoving observer sees radiation coming from a closed surface where the optical depth measured from the observer is unity. Such a surface, called a one-tau photo-oval, is elongated in the flow direction. In general, the radiation intensity emitted by the photo-oval is non-uniform, and the photo-oval surface has a relative velocity with respect to the position of the comoving observer. Both effects introduce some degree of anisotropy in the radiation field observed in the comoving frame. As a result, the radiation field observed by the comoving observer becomes anisotropic, and the Eddington factor must deviate from the usual value of 1=3. Thus, the relativistic Eddington factor generally depends on the optical depth and the velocity gradient du=d , u being the four velocity. In the case of a plane-parallel vertical flow, we obtained the shape of the photo-oval and calculated the Eddington factor in the optically thick regime. We found that the Eddington factor f can be well approximated by f . ; du d / = 1 3 exp. 1 u du d /. This relativistic variable Eddington factor can be used in various relativistic radiatively-driven flows.

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