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Can You Determine a Star's Mass Using Its Orbital Period Around a Black Hole?
ok. but the mass i get will be for the star? thanks- nicholas123
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Can You Determine a Star's Mass Using Its Orbital Period Around a Black Hole?
Hi I have to describe a method to solve a problem involving a black hole. The only information given is the period of the orbiting star and the radius of the orbit. I have to find the stars mass. Would i use the equation F=(mv^2)/r and then substitute in v=(2 pi r)/T for the radius where T...- nicholas123
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