AST2002C luminosity radius temperature relationship
Sample calculation
Simply raise the number in the 2nd column (Radius) to the `2` nd power and the temperature (number in the 3rd column) to the `4` th power and multiply them together to obtain a star's luminosity relative to Sun's luminosity!
Example Star A, same radius as Sun's, same temperature as Sun's:
`1^2*1^4=1`
Example Star B, same radius as Sun's, 4 times Sun's temperature:
`1^2*4^4=256`![]()
`"Luminosity"~"radius"^2*"Temperature"^4`
Star A, same radius as Sun's radius, same temperature as Sun's temperature (from the table):
`"times more brighter/luminous than Sun"`
Star B, same radius as Sun's radius, 4 times Sun's temperature:
`"times more brighter/luminous than Sun"`
Star C, twice the Sun's radius, same temperature as Sun's:
Star D, twice Sun's radius, 2 times Sun's temperature:
Star E, 4 times Sun's radius, 2 times Sun's temperature::