innermost stable circular orbit

English

Noun

innermost stable circular orbit (countable and uncountable, plural innermost stable circular orbits)

  1. (physics, cosmology) The closest radius at which a particle can maintain a stable, circular orbit around a massive, compact object, such as a black hole.
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