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Revision as of 15:44, 25 January 2026
Main Sequence to Red Giant to Planetary Nebula
Part I: Background & Objective
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In shorthand, we can rewrite this equation in the form,
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where,
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Specific Polytropes
In a separate discussion, we have shown that configurations with a polytropic equation of state exhibit a characteristic length scale that is given by the expression,
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and, once the dimensionless polytropic temperature, , is known, the radial dependence of key physical variables is given by the expressions,
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if, as in a separate discussion, and … |
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Combining variable expressions from the above right-hand column, we find that for polytropes,
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More generally, combining variable expressions from the above left-hand column, we find,
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As a result, for polytropes we can write,
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Finally, multiplying through by — which everywhere converts to — gives, what we will refer to as the,
BiPolytrope
Let's stick with the dimensional version and set , in which case the Polytropic LAWE is,
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Core (n = 5)
For the core, we know that . Hence,
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Now, given that,
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we can everywhere make the substitution,
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Note, also, that throughout the core, the relevant LAWE is,
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Next, try the solution,
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in which case,
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Setting gives the desired result, namely,
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Envelope (n = 1)
From the variable expressions in the right-hand column of Step 8 of the construction chapter,
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For the envelope, we know from separate work that,
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Related Discussions
- Instability Onset Overview
- Analytic
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