How Massive Can Stars Be?

Autor/inn/en	Pinochet, Jorge; Van Sint Jan, Michael
Titel	How Massive Can Stars Be?
Quelle	In: Physics Education, 52 (2017) 4, Artikel 045021 (5 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0031-9120
DOI	10.1088/1361-6552/aa70d5
Schlagwörter	Science Instruction; Physics; Astronomy; College Science; STEM Education; Nonmajors; Scientific Concepts; Radiation; Kinetics + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Teaching of science; Science education; Natural sciences Lessons; Naturwissenschaftlicher Unterricht; Physik; Astronomie; STEM; Strahlung; Kinetik
Abstract	Theoretical assessment of the upper limit of a star's mass is a difficult problem which lies at the frontier of astrophysical research. In this article we develop a simple and plausible argument to estimate this value. The value at which we arrive is ~228 solar masses; well within the range of predicted accepted theoretical values. Towards the end of the article, theoretical estimations are compared with observational evidence, and a brief overview of the current research is given. The article is aimed at non-graduate students of sciences and engineering and the only requirements are elemental algebra and general notions of classical physics. (As Provided).
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Update	2020/1/01