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Past exam of the mathematics course of the University of Cambridge 2021 iii Paper 317 2 iv Solution by
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At fixed initial zero-metal composition, equating parts (i) and (ii) gives and . Therefore , and the fully radiative zero-age line on the Hertzsprung-Russell diagram has slope
For the convective sequence, equating parts (i) and (iii) at fixed composition givesIts slope is consequently
For a fully ionized zero-metal hydrogen-helium mixture with , the mean molecular weight obeysFor a radiative star of fixed mass,At the pure-hydrogen point ,andHenceAs hydrogen burns, decreases, so both and increase. The track moves upward and toward higher temperature from the zero-age main sequence, with initial slope .
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