HR diagram problem help

1. Mar 2, 2008

Tuugii

how to solve it?

thanks,
Tuugii

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2. Mar 2, 2008

Staff: Mentor

How about trying to write an equation for stellar evolution. One has a 1M (solar mass if I read the symbol correctly) leaving the main sequence at 20 L. What's the significance of that?

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3. Mar 2, 2008

Tuugii

thanks a lot. But what is the equation of evolution? if you can provide me a little more info on that, I think I can make it further.

Tuugii

4. Mar 10, 2008

Staff: Mentor

Here are some useful notes on stellar lifetimes. I haven't gone through the details, but there appears to be some variation. It would be worthwhile to do a comparison.

THE MAIN SEQUENCE
http://www.astronomy.ohio-state.edu/~ryden/ast162_4/notes14.html
http://ftp.astronomy.ohio-state.edu/~pogge/Ast162/Unit2/mainseq.html

http://www.astronomynotes.com/evolutn/s8.htm

Star main sequence lifetime = [star's mass / star's luminosity] × 1010 years.
Star main sequence lifetime = 1010 / (star's mass)(p - 1), where p = 3 for stars more massive than 30 solar masses and p = 4 for stars less massive than 10 solar masses.