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#Problem 3

একই open cluster এ অবস্থিত দুইটি নক্ষত্র এর আপাত উজ্জ্বলতার মধ্যে পার্থক্য 2 magnitude. নক্ষত্রগুলোর পৃষ্ঠের তাপমাত্রা যথাক্রমে 6000K এবং 5000K. নক্ষত্রদুটির ব্যাসার্ধের অনুপাত নির্ণয় কর।

The difference in brightness between two main sequence stars in an open cluster is 2 magnitudes. Their effective temperatures are 6000K and 5000K respectively. Estimate the ratio of their radii.

Turja Roy

Notre Dame College

Class : 11

Ok

NOTRE DAME COLLEGE

Class:11

this could be wrong, but this is what i got

Nafi

Chittagong college,class 11

for m1-m2 be positive ,m1 must be greater,F1 must be less and as they are both in same cluster ,L1 must be less and thus T1 must be  less as well.

5000k=T1 ,6000k=T2

m1-m2=-2.5log(F1/F2) ,as in the same cluster distance from earth is same  , so F1/F2=L1/L2

we get, 2=-2.5log((R1^2 xT1^4)/(R2^2/T2^4)

T1=5000K and T2=6000k,

((10^-2)^(1/2.5))/0.482=R1^2/R2^2

(0.3288)^1/2=R1/R2

R1/R2=0.5731

so the hotter star is larger.

Meraj Hossain Promit

MC College, Sylhet

Class - 11

Sayed Shafaat Mahmud

Class:10

Rajuk Uttara Model College

Denote the stars by $S_1, S_2$ respectively.

Assume $m_1 > m_2$, meaning $m_1 - m_2 = 2$ and $S_2$ is brighter than $S_1$.

Now for main sequence stars, $L \propto R^2T^4$, where $L, R, T$ denote the star's luminosity, radius and surface temperature respectively. So, $\frac{L_1}{L_2} = \frac{{R_1}^2{T_1}^4}{{R_2}^2{T_2}^4}$.

Now, from Pogson's law,

$m_1 - m_2 = -2.5log\frac{L_1}{L_2}$

$\rightarrow 2 = -2.5log\frac{{R_1}^2{T_1}^4}{{R_2}^2{T_2}^4}$

$\rightarrow 2 = -5log\frac{{R_1}{T_1}^2}{{R_2}{T_2}^2}$

$\rightarrow 2 = -5log\frac{{R_1}}{{R_2}} + (-5log\frac{{T_1}^2}{{T_2}^2})$

$\rightarrow 2 = -5log\frac{{R_1}}{{R_2}} - 10log\frac{{T_1}}{{T_2}}$

$\rightarrow 5log\frac{{R_1}}{{R_2}} = -2 - 10log\frac{{T_1}}{{T_2}}$

$\rightarrow log\frac{{R_1}}{{R_2}} = -0.4 - 2log\frac{{T_1}}{{T_2}}$

$\rightarrow \frac{{R_1}}{{R_2}} = 10^{-0.4 - 2log\frac{{T_1}}{{T_2}}}$

Now, the main problem here is whether we assume $T_1 > T_2$ or $T_1 < T_2$. However, as both stars are in the main sequence, we can assume that the brightest star is the hotter one, meaning $T_1 = 5000 K, T_2 = 6000 K$.

Putting in these values one can get $\frac{{R_1}}{{R_2}} \approx 0.5733$