Mass Matters
PREDICT
How this connects (Unit 5, Stars): On the main sequence, mass decides everything: luminosity grows as mass to the 3.5 power and lifetime shrinks as mass to the power of about 2.5, so heavy stars live fast and die young.
How this connects (Unit 5, Stars): On the main sequence, mass decides everything: luminosity grows as mass to the 3.5 power and lifetime shrinks as mass to the power of about 2.5, so heavy stars live fast and die young.