 Central pressure (source code)

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= Central pressure
{title2=$P_c$}

The <pressure> at the centre of a star or planet. A uniform-density Newtonian sphere with negligible surface <pressure> has $P_c=3GM^2/(8\pi R^4)$, obtained by integrating <hydrostatic equilibrium>.

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