Semester 2 - Formulas Flashcards
1
Q
Break-up rotation rate
A
Fcent = Fgrav
2
Q
Schwarszschild radius
A
Rs = 2GM/c^2
3
Q
Potential energy
A
Ω = GM^2/R
4
Q
Accretion Luminosity
A
Lacc = M(dot)Ω
5
Q
density
A
p = n mH
6
Q
virial theorem
A
2U + Ω = 0
7
Q
total internal kinetic energy
A
U = 3/2 nkT V
remember p = nµmH
where V = M/p
8
Q
Binding Energy
A
E = ∆mc^2
where ∆m = ([Zmp + Nmn]-M)
9
Q
mass loss rate
A
M(dot) = L/Q
10
Q
escape velocity
A
vesc = (2GM/R)^(1/2)
11
Q
birth function
A
dN = Φ(M)dM
where Φ(M) is the birth function
Φ(M) ∝ M^(-2.35)
12
Q
initial mass function
A
ξ(M) ∝ (M/M☉)^(-1.35)
13
Q
effect of rotation
A
dv/dt = ω^2r -GM/r^2
and dv/dt = 1/2 dv^2/dr
L = mωr^2
Integrate
v -> 0 when r = r1 i.e v = 0
14
Q
main sequence lifetime
A
τ ~ 1/M^2
15
Q
Hydrostatic Equilibrium
A
dP/dr = -pg = -pGM/r^2