Question #185255

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


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Expert's answer
2021-04-26T17:12:07-0400

The luminosity of the star is

L=4πR2σT4L = 4\pi R^2 \cdot \sigma T^4

D=2DSunR=2RSunD=2D_{Sun} \Rightarrow R=2R_{Sun} , T=2TSunT=2T_{Sun}

Then L=4π(2RSun)2σ(2TSun)4=44πRSun2σ16TSun4=416(4πRSun2σTSun4)=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}


Answer: The luminosity will be 64 times higher.


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