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from Carol and Ostie (textbook):
"stars with masses greater than 1.2M(sun) have convective cores due to the the highly temperature dependent CNO cycle."
QUESTION:
why does the fact the CNO cycle is sensitive to temperature mean that the core is convective?
"stars with masses greater than 1.2M(sun) have convective cores due to the the highly temperature dependent CNO cycle."
QUESTION:
why does the fact the CNO cycle is sensitive to temperature mean that the core is convective?