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Homology scaling of central stellar pressure
ID: homology-scaling-of-central-stellar-pressure
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Homology scaling of central stellar pressure
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2026-10-14
In
stellar homology
,
a
fixed dimensionless
density
profile gives
ρ
c
=
C
ρ
M
/
R
3
through the
mass
integral
. Integrating the
stellar hydrostatic equation
through the same profile gives
P
c
=
C
P
G
M
2
/
R
4
when
surface
pressure
is negligible. The
constants
depend on the
shape
, rather than the
mass
and
radius
. For an
ideal gas
,
T
c
=
(
C
P
/
C
ρ
)
μ
GM
/
(
R
R
)
.
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