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Homework Statement
A uniform star has a mass of M and radius of R,use the hydrostatic equilibrium equation to find its centre pressure. (note: not the minimum
centre pressure)
Homework Equations
$$\frac{dp}{dr}=-\frac{Gm\left(r\right)\rho \left(r\right)}{r^2}[1]$$
The Attempt at a Solution
Have I followed the right assumptions in my working? The reason I followed this is because it states uniform star.
I assume density of the star dose not change w/r to radius
$$M(r)=4/3 \pi r^3<\rho> [2]$$
subbing [2] into [1]
$$\frac{dp}{dr}=\frac{-G4\pi \:r^3<\rho >\:}{3r^2}=\frac{-G4\pi \:r<\rho \:>\:}{3}[3]$$
$$\int _{P_c}^0\:dp=\int _0^{R_s}\:\frac{-G4\pi \:r<\rho \:>\:}{3}[4]$$
$$P_c=\:\frac{-G2\pi \:R_s^2<\rho \:>\:}{3}[5]$$
So my ##<\rho>## is the average density of the star and as the pressure at the centre of the star is much greater than the surface I have assumed the pressure at the surface is 0.
I am a bit ifify on this as it the uniform mass which is tripping me up, so I just thought how I would do it, if I asked the question my self, have I missed something in the question should I assume mean density of the star?