Central stellar temperature bound from the virial theorem

ID: central-stellar-temperature-bound-from-the-virial-theorem

For spherical hydrostatic equilibrium with negligible surface pressure, ideal gas support and constant mean molecular weight , the stellar virial theorem gives . Since throughout the interior, the right side exceeds . Division by gives the stated mass-weighted temperature bound. The central bound additionally assumes that the central temperature is maximal. A central pressure lower bound alone is insufficient without controlling central mass density.

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