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The stellar structure equations are
drdMr​​=4πr2ρ,drdP​=−r2GMr​ρ​,
(1)
drdLr​​=4πr2ρϵ,drdT​=−16πarad​cr2T33κρLr​​,
(2)
with
P=Pg​+Prad​,Pg​=μHρkB​T​,Prad​=3arad​T4​,κ=κ0​ρT−7/2.
(3)
The last relation is the Kramers opacity law. Uniform energy release per unit mass means ϵ is constant, so integration of the mass and luminosity equations gives Lr​=ϵMr​. At the surface,
ϵ=ML​=M−1L​.
(4)
Thus ϵ=MaLb has
a=−1,b=1​.
(5)

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