Question

Accretion neutron star; mass gain 0.8m?

Answer 1

As you wrote yourself "this energy is converted to heat and radiation".

Especially the radiation will not be captured by the neutron star, I will simply radiate away as the particle falls towards the neutron star.

As for the heat, it will also radiate way, but over longer time-scales.

So if you subtract the radiation and heat, I suspect you are left with an energy of 0.8mc2.

Answer 2

Heya...

See here for your answer...

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** As it is clear that energy is converted into heat and radiation...

** Then, the radiation will not be captured by neutron star..

** As for heat,, it will radiate away itself but over longer scales...

** So after subtracting,, radiation and heat we will get our answer as 0.8mc2..

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