A star has twice the diameter and twice the surface temperature of our sun.how will it's luminosity compare with that of our sun
The luminosity of the star is
L=4πR2⋅σT4L = 4\pi R^2 \cdot \sigma T^4L=4πR2⋅σT4
D=2DSun⇒R=2RSunD=2D_{Sun} \Rightarrow R=2R_{Sun}D=2DSun⇒R=2RSun , T=2TSunT=2T_{Sun}T=2TSun
Then L=4π(2RSun)2⋅σ(2TSun)4=4⋅4πRSun2⋅σ⋅16TSun4=4⋅16⋅(4πRSun2⋅σ⋅TSun4)=64LSunL = 4\pi (2R_{Sun})^2 \cdot \sigma (2T_{Sun})^4 = 4\cdot 4\pi R^2_{Sun} \cdot \sigma \cdot 16 T_{Sun}^4 = 4 \cdot 16 \cdot( 4\pi R^2_{Sun} \cdot \sigma \cdot T_{Sun}^4) = 64 L_{Sun}L=4π(2RSun)2⋅σ(2TSun)4=4⋅4πRSun2⋅σ⋅16TSun4=4⋅16⋅(4πRSun2⋅σ⋅TSun4)=64LSun
Answer: The luminosity will be 64 times higher.
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