Star Definition and 1000 Threads

  1. P

    Gravitation problem -- Binary star system

    Homework Statement Homework EquationsThe Attempt at a Solution the solution says to equate the moments about C or equate the centripetal forces but the moments, they used M1R1 = M2R2 how does the above represent the moment, and why is the moment even equal?similarly, why is the centripetal...
  2. Quotidian

    Earth-Like Planet orbits Sun-Like Star

    That, anyway, is the headline in today's news, regarding the interesting discovery announced by NASA overnight of the planet dubbed Kepler-452b. As I understand it, the properties of the planet are inferred from spectral analysis of its effects on the light from the star which it orbits...
  3. R

    What materials can a star produce before dying?

    Is it possible to calculate how much Helium a star can produce when it reaches the end of the main-sequence, right before it starts burning Helium ( given if it has enough mass to do so) ? And if it is possible then is it also possible to calculate how many materials a star can produce given...
  4. E

    Star Observation Calculation Homework

    Homework Statement The intensity of the Sun's radiation is about 1380 Wm-2 at Earth's distance, 1.5x1011m. Earth absorbs this radiation as a black body, and radiates its own energy back into space. a) How much Energy per second falls on the Earth's surface? (Diameter of Earth = 12800km) b)...
  5. S

    Star post-main sequence timescale

    Hi guys, I am trying since a while to put in equation the evolution of a star's central density, temperature as it leaves the main sequence but has not reached yet the burning of Helium. So there is no nuclear reaction in the centre and the core is slowly collapsing. Does anyone have some...
  6. E

    Will future stars create new elements through evolution?

    I was thinking about this the other day, and I was curious about what future stars will contain for their cores. If I understand correctly, the first generation stars in the early universe didn't contain (or contained significantly less) metals. As stars evolved, they contained more metals (or...
  7. Stephanus

    Star Nuclear Reaction: P+P, D+P, He3 and CNO Cycle

    Dear PF Forum, I'm just wondering about P+P reaction in star. Because of its pressure, in the core of the star, hydrogens fuse to become deuterium. Its the complete reaction P + P -> D D + P -> He3 He3 + He3 -> He3 + P + P and if the star is big enough, it can undergo CNO cycle, But what if...
  8. RisingSun361

    Is it theoretically possible for a star to orbit a planet?

    I was doing some research on the findings of the Kepler space telescope this morning. I noticed that some of the stars it has found are quite small, and some of the planets in other systems are quite large. Is it theoretically possible for there to be a situation somewhere in the universe where...
  9. Stephanus

    Can Neutrinos Escape Black Holes?

    Dear PF Forum, I've been searching the answer for this particular question about neutron star in google, but I don't find it, yet. 1. What is the temperature of a neutron star, right after it is formed from supernova? 2. Can anybody give me some timeline about neutron star cooling down? 3. What...
  10. JosephLa

    How is centrifugal force created in a cloud of gas in space?

    First, may I apologize in advance if this question is in the wrong section of the forums. Given a cloud of mixed gasses and rocky material, how is spin created when a star is born? I will also give the cloud of gas a random order of movement prior to star formation. Can the physics for the...
  11. S

    Period of Planets orbiting a Star

    Homework Statement Planet 1 orbits Star 1 and Planet 2 orbits Star 2 in circular orbits of the same radius. However, the orbital period of Planet 1 is longer than the orbital period of Planet 2. What could explain this? A) Star 1 has less mass than Star2. B) Star 1 has more mass than Star 2 C)...
  12. Stephanus

    Supernova | Rogue Neutron Star Formation

    Dear PF forum. Folks, what I have here may be an unimportant question. Still I'm curious to know the answer. When iron fusion happens in a massive star, it will undergo supernova. What I want to know is... 1. There are some binary (or perhaps ternary) neutron star systems. Neturon star is...
  13. G

    Weakness of Death Star: A Space Opera Scenario

    I think about a space opera, and a Death Star like scenario in it. I intend to make it harder than SW. I had the following idea : they hollowed out a big metallic asteroid, spinned it up, kept a large portion of the outer layer as armor, and built a fusion reactor in the middle of it. They want...
  14. Jimster41

    NASA NASA Movie of trip through star cluster

    I'm guessing folks have seen this... but if not. Pretty awesome. I have the annual Astronomy Magazine Calendar, and it never get's old. But this is a step up. Probably a better site for the vid...
  15. Padrepapp

    How to convert the intensity of light of a star

    If you take the spectra of a star you usually have a big primary mirror (lets say 1m) to get a lot of light, and use an exposure time usually several tens of minutes. Can one use an astronomical spectrograph for a led/arclamp light source? How does the light intensity of a star compares to...
  16. K

    Star Delta Line/Phase Voltage Confusion

    As I am new to this forum, I must apologise if I have began this thread in the wrong category but I have a bit of a problem. I don't necessary study physics, I study Electrical Installation at college. As a result we overlap on some physics topics We have recently covered Star Delta. Now, I...
  17. P

    A technical question that has to do with Hodge Star

    If we have an equation that looks like $$H=Y$$ and we want to multiply H by either $$ReM_{IJ}$$ or $$ImM_{IJ}$$ where $$M_{IJ}$$ is a complex matrix. But the thing is that $$Y=\star(...)$$ where $$\star$$ is hodge star and (...) is set of complex functions and other numerical stuff, my question...
  18. R

    Difference in power and absolute magnitude of a star

    My physics book mentions that a stars luminosity is its total power output at all wavelengths and that absolute magnitude is defined as inherent brightness and NOT luminosity. It then mentions that two stars of the same power output have the same absolute magnitude. Since luminosity is the...
  19. A

    Exploring Gravitational Effects of a Neutron Star on an Object

    I try to find answer to quite basic question. Let's imagine neutron star and object with mass of 1 kg located far from the neutron star. Total energy of the object is ##E = U_g + mc^2##, for case when its velocity is zero and and ##U_g## is potential energy of gravitation. The neutron star have...
  20. 2

    Stefan-Boltzmann law, luminosity, brightness and magnitude?

    From what I understand, in the equation P=\sigma AT^4, P is the power output of the star which is the energy radiated per second in EM radiation of all frequencies, and I think luminosity is also defined as the energy radiated per second in EM radiation of all frequencies. Therefore luminosity...
  21. Y

    Do we all belong to the same star?

    I recently read this kind of question on Quora and found it interesting. Do all of the Earth's materials(and therefore humans) belong the same star of different star? What's more likely? In my opinion, the chances of all of the material belonging to one star are pretty slim because a complex...
  22. AdityaDev

    Why Does the Reduced Mass Concept Yield a Positive Total Energy?

    According to the concept: when a planet revolves around a star, and when both the bodies move in circular orbits due to the interaction between each other, both the bodies can be replaced by a single body of mass ##\mu## revolving in a circular orbit of radius equal to the distance between both...
  23. 2

    Difference between a red giant and red supergiant?

    These two types of stars clearly must have different properties because they form distinct groups on a Hertzsprung-Russell diagram. I have also read that red supergiants can form elements up to around carbon by nuclear fusion, whereas red supergiants can form up to iron, however there doesn't...
  24. W

    Comet orbiting a Star - True and False

    Homework Statement Consider the path of a comet orbiting a star, the system of the comet plus the star. Which of the following statements are correct? Select all that are True. 1) As the comet slows down, the kinetic energy of the system decreases. 2) As the comet's kinetic energy increases...
  25. liometopum

    US 708: Hypervelocity Star Ejected by Supernova Breaks G.S.R

    News Story US 708: Hypervelocity Star Ejected by Supernova Breaks Galactic Speed Record I recently posted about a link about a hypervelocity globular cluster. Today a story comes out discussing the fastest known hypervelocity star. SDSS J093320.86+441705.4 It is a white dwarf star apparently...
  26. E

    Metric matrix for binary star system?

    What does the metric matrix look like for a binary star system? Does each follow its usual geodesic about the other? It seems like the solution would have to be different somehow than that for a tiny planet circling a big sun.
  27. |Glitch|

    41430 Arietis Quadruple Star System

    I read an article (Planet 'Reared' by Four Parent Stars) the other day and came across the statement: "Astronomers think it's highly unlikely that this planet, or any moons that might circle it, could sustain life." I began to wonder why, but there was no further explanation in the article...
  28. liometopum

    Horizontal Branch Star: A Planet-like Object Found on ALADIN

    In researching a planned post about M87's globular clusters, I again have been diverted. Being a rank amateur, I was studying how to use Aladin. Looking at some YouTube videos, I found this odd one, "Planet Like Object Found on ALADIN". The object looks bizarre, like the guy drew it in the...
  29. Monsterboy

    Doubts about nebulae and star formation

    I read that nebulae are formed by stars exploding and they are also thought to be the birth place of stars. Stars explode when all the hydrogen atoms are fused into heavier elements and they are no longer able to fuse heavier atoms right ? If that's the case then the nebulae should contain...
  30. Z

    Neutron Star Collapse: Upper Limit & Physics Explained

    Neutron stars are supposed to have an upper limit in mass, beyond which they collapse into perhaps a further type of degenerate matter or a singularity. There doesn't seem to be precisely defined upper limit, but the limit is estimated to be 1.5-3 solar masses. However, a hypothetical neutron...
  31. jim mcnamara

    Scholz's star passed through the Oort cloud

    Eric E. Mamajek, Scott A. Barenfeld, Valentin D. Ivanov, Alexei Y. Kniazev, Petri Väisänen, Yuri Beletsky, Henri M. J. Boffin. THE CLOSEST KNOWN FLYBY OF A STAR TO THE SOLAR SYSTEM. The Astrophysical Journal, 2015; 800 (1): L17 DOI: 10.1088/2041-8205/800/1/L17 The Science Daily article...
  32. J

    Does a neutron star act like a big particle?

    The fastest moving pulsars are theoretically spinning neutron stars. They probably got their velocity from a kick from a supernova like Project Orion. http://chandra.harvard.edu/photo/2012/igrj11014/ http://chandra.harvard.edu/photo/2003/b1957/closer_look.html As I understand it, neutron stars...
  33. Kostas Tzim

    What is the Jeans Anomaly and How Does it Relate to the Birth of a Star?

    Hello,Im searching something that called Jeans anomally i don't know how is this spelled in english i find it hard sometimes to translate terms. It's about the birth of a star as far as i know but i can't find nothing on the internet :)
  34. LachyP

    How to calculate the mass of a star using redshift?

    Hi everyone, Is there a simple formula/equation for calculating the mass of a star simply by measuring it's redshift. I know there is a way to do it, but have been unable to find any clues on the web.. Thanks for your help! :)
  35. 2

    Confused about binary star systems?

    I was thinking about the motion of two stars in a binary star system, but there is something I cannot quite figure out. Suppose you have a binary star system with two stars masses m1 and m2 with m2>m1 so that m2 is closer to the centre of mass of the system. Then when the two stars are as far...
  36. W

    What happens in the center of mass of binary star system ?

    Good night! Please, what happens to an object (eg a spaceship) placed exactly in the center of mass of a binary star system (composed by two similar stars)? Would it be compressed by a huge gravitational mass (something like the mass of both stars)? Would it be stretched and torn? Or would it...
  37. H

    Engineering Delta and star transformation of AC circuits

    Homework Statement For the balanced three-phase loads shown in FIGURE 3, ZY = (15 + j15) Ω and ZΔ = (45 + j45) Ω. Determine: Uploaded file C1.png (a) the equivalent single Δ-connected load, (b) the equivalent single Y-connected load obtained from the Δ-Y transformation of (a) above, (c) the...
  38. M

    Binary Star Inclination Angle probability distribution

    Can someone explain why the probability of the inclination angle of a binary system being less than i_0 is 1-cos(i_0) i.e. why the fractional distribution of binary stars is df = sini * di, where i is the inclination angle? Where does the sin i come from? Why is not not uniformly distributed...
  39. D

    Can i create a star from Jupiter?

    I am rather a beginner to this field .So please forgive me if this is a very meaningless question. QUESTION: If I were to somehow increase Jupiter's mass by adding more hydrogen to its atmosphere, can i ever reach the stage where the mass of the planet becomes enough to undergo gravitational...
  40. M

    How do I calculate the power in a star to delta transformation?

    Homework Statement Homework EquationsThe Attempt at a Solution a) the question is to transform star to delta ?
  41. anorlunda

    Neutron Star Collapse: Q&A on Physics and Observation

    I had a question and I found a thread on PF with a nearly identical question ---Slowly add mass to a neutron star till it collapses. I learned some very interesting physics from that thread, namely the Tolman–Oppenheimer–Volkoff limit, and the significance of "9/8 of its Schwarzschild radius"...
  42. rajeshputta

    Star, delta, and star&delta motors

    sir, 1)star connection 3ph motor(415V) which load location is suitable? 2)delta connection 3ph motor(415V) which load location is suitable? 3)star&delta connection 3ph motor(415V) which load location is suitable? please support me.
  43. M

    MHB Constructing a Star System with O(1) Complexity

    Hey! :o I want to write a function for the constitution of a star system "ss". The new star system contains an empty list of planetary system, that means that in the list of the planetary system exists only the sentinel node, and the empty tree of the free-floating planets (ffp). The new star...
  44. liometopum

    Capturing Stars with Mobile Devices: Fact or Fiction?

    This Facebook video is said to be of the star Rigel, taken with an Ipad. Comments?
  45. 0

    Using gravity to suck matter from a star (Lexx)?

    Ok, silly question. Lexx is a sci-fi TV show that ran from 1997-2002. In one episode they used 'approximately 14.2 Quadrillion Quadrillion drones" to basically suck matter away from the star slowly using gravity. Ive always wondered: Do you think this is possible? Or would such a large mass...
  46. S

    Star Wars Episode 7: The Force Awakens

    Released, the teaser trailer has been
  47. nicolauslamsiu

    Can a star with thousands of solar masses be formed?

    Can a extremely massive star ( eg. thousands solar masses) be formed?
  48. V

    Black holes, white dwarfs and neutron star - Shapiro, Teukolsky

    Homework Statement Exercise 2.6 (page 28) Consider completely ionized matter consisting of hydrogen, helium, and heavier atomic species i>2. Let X and Y denote the fractions by mass of hydrogen and helium, respectively. Show that \mu_e=\frac{2}{1+X}. Approximate m_i=A_i m_u for all i, and...
  49. C

    Uranium Fissioning: Is Star Formation Possible?

    Just curious if uranium could gather in enough quantities so that it's gravity will keep it from blowing apart or will critical mass start a chain reaction and prevent this configuration into a "fissioning" star
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