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Homework Statement
From first principles show that the relationship between the luminosity, size
and surface temperature of a star can be expressed as:
$$ \frac{l}{l_0}=(\frac{R}{R_0})^2(\frac{T}{T_0})^4 $$
Homework Equations
$$L_0$$= Luminosity of sun
$$R_0$$=radius of sun
$$T_0$$=surface temp of sun
$$F=\frac{L}{4 \pi R^2}$$
$$F=\sigma T^4$$
The Attempt at a Solution
$$F=\frac{L}{4 \pi R^2}$$
$$L=4\pi R^2F =4\pi R^2\sigma T^4$$
So this is as far as I get. Is it just a matter of doing a luminosity for the sun and then just putting $$L/L_0 $$ or is there more to it. Have I got the wrong end of the stick. Any help would be very much appreciated. Thank in advance