Modeling energy outflow in stars

Physics Teacher

Volumn 37, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 236-237

  Zeilik, Michael ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO   (United States)

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EID: 85007529974     PISSN: 0031921X     EISSN: 19434928     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1119/1.880259     Document Type: Article

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1. The Sun and stars are threedimensional objects, but that does not change the fundamental relationship of the number of steps directly proportional to the radius squared. What it does change is the constant of proportionality. For one dimension, it is unity; for two dimensions, it is 2; and for three dimensions, it is 3. I have ignored this factor of three so as to focus on the physics.