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Homework Statement
Homework Equations
The Attempt at a Solution
I'm only stuck on part b). I make a) to be 3.87E26 W, but it gives that anyway in part b). OK, so here's my attempt:
[tex]\int_{r=0}^{r=R}dT(r)T(r)^3 = -\frac{3L(r)}{16\pi acl_{mfp}}\int_{r=0}^{r=R}dr\frac{1}{r^{2}}[/tex]
[tex]\frac{T(r)^4}{4}|^{r=R}_{r=0} \sim \frac{T(r)^4_{centre}}{4}[/tex]
[tex]\frac{T(r)^4_{centre}}{4}\sim-\frac{3L(r)}{16\pi acl_{mfp}}[-\frac{1}{r}]^{r=R}_{r=0}[/tex]
OK, so am I on the right lines? If so, this is where I get stuck. The last bit of the R.H.S ends up having a 1/0 once evaluated. Any help would be great :). Also I wasn't sure about the L(r). Isn't the luminosity constant at all r? I guess L being a function of r suggests the contrary. :S
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