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Stellar surface boundary condition

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A stellar surface boundary condition matches the interior pressure and temperature to an atmospheric solution, commonly near optical depth τ=2/3 where a grey atmosphere has T=Teff​.
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The photosphere is the layer from which most observed stellar radiation escapes; in a grey atmosphere it is represented approximately by optical depth τ=2/3.

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