Radius and Temperature of Main Sequence Stars

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Stars constantly struggle to balance gravity and pressure throughout their lives. Main sequence stars fuse hydrogen in their cores in order to maintain this balance. For a main sequence star with a chemical composition similar to the Sun, the relationship between radius and effective surface temperature (in Kelvin) can be modeled fairly easily.
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Contributed by: Jeff Bryant (January 2008)
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The relationship shown in this Demonstration is based on data from A. N. Cox, ed., Allen's Astrophysical Quantities, 4th ed., New York: AIP Press (Springer), 2000.
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"Radius and Temperature of Main Sequence Stars"
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Published: January 24 2008