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1.1
Show that the Sun produces 10000 times less energy per unit mass than an average human
To compare the sun to a human, divide the energy of the human by the energy of the sun.
W
1
kg
=10,000
4 W
10
kg
1.2 The red supergiant star Betelgeuse in the constellation Orion has Teff3500K and a diameter
of .045. Assuming that it is 140pc from us, show that its radius R700R, and that its
luminosity L105L.
7
=2.1810 rad
Diameter of Betelgeuse =.045 648,000
L=4 R2 SB T 4
13 2 8 2 4 4 35 8
L=4 ( 4.710 ) m5.6710 W m K ( 3500 K ) =2.3610 W =6.110 L
1.15(A) - Part b includes the use of a table that I did not include.
If a galaxy has an absolute magnitude M, use the equations [1.1] and [1.27] to show that its
apparent magnitude m is related to the redshift z=Vr/c of equation [1.19] by m=M + 5 log10z +C,
L
F=
[1.1] 4d
2
1 V r
[1.27] d=h
100
obs Vr
[1.19] 1+ z= e =1+ c
Vr
z=
c
1 z
d=h
C
m=M + log 10 ( z ) +C
1.10
2.7
1.62
Assuming that the supernovae is a circle (e=0), to find the angle of inclination i, take
A
BA
i
Point A will be observable before point B due to the fact that is it closer to us. Since the object,
Distance
Velocity=
Time
RRsin ( i) R (1sin ( i ) )
= =
c c
t
That would elude to
R(1+ sin ( i ) )
+=
c
t
+
+t
t
c
2R
+= R=
c
+t
t
The distance can be found from using the determined radius and the measured radius, that is half
of the largest measurement of the observed ring, so 1.62 is the diameter, .82 is the radius.
rad ius ( m )
radius ( arcseconds )=
distance ( m )
tan
L1
m1m2=2.5 log 10
( ) F1
F2
=2.5 log 10
( )
4 d 12
L2
4 d2
=2.5 log 10 (
2
L1 d 2 2
L2 d 1 2
)
2 (m1m2)
d1 2.5
L= 2
10 L
d2