Eddington standard model of stars

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The Eddington standard model of stars is a theoretical framework in stellar astrophysics that describes the internal structure and energy transport of stars under simplifying assumptions of radiative equilibrium and constant opacity.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf radiative equilibrium model ⓘ
stellar structure model ⓘ
theoretical astrophysics model ⓘ
appliesTo main-sequence stars ⓘ
radiative stars ⓘ
assumes constant opacity ⓘ
hydrostatic equilibrium ⓘ
ideal gas equation of state ⓘ
radiation pressure contribution ⓘ
radiative equilibrium ⓘ
spherical symmetry ⓘ
basedOn energy conservation equation ⓘ
equations of stellar structure ⓘ
hydrostatic equilibrium equation ⓘ
mass conservation equation ⓘ
radiative transfer theory ⓘ
characterizedBy homology relations for stellar structure ⓘ
simple analytic relations ⓘ
describes energy transport in stars ⓘ
internal structure of stars ⓘ
mass–luminosity relation of stars ⓘ
pressure and temperature profiles inside stars ⓘ
radiative energy transport ⓘ
developedIn early 20th century ⓘ
field astrophysics ⓘ
stellar astrophysics ⓘ
theoretical physics ⓘ
influenced modern stellar structure theory ⓘ
introducedBy Arthur Stanley Eddington ⓘ
language mathematics ⓘ
namedAfter Arthur Stanley Eddington ⓘ
neglects convection ⓘ
magnetic fields ⓘ
rotation ⓘ
predicts relation between central temperature and stellar mass ⓘ
relation between stellar mass and luminosity ⓘ
relative importance of gas pressure and radiation pressure ⓘ
relatedTo polytropic models of stars ⓘ
standard solar model ⓘ
simplifies composition as uniform ⓘ
opacity as spatially constant ⓘ
topic stellar interiors ⓘ
usedFor deriving scaling relations for stars ⓘ
order-of-magnitude estimates in stellar astrophysics ⓘ
pedagogical description of stellar interiors ⓘ
uses Eddington approximation for radiative transfer ⓘ
constant opacity (Kramers-like) assumption ⓘ
polytropic approximation ⓘ

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Arthur Stanley Eddington → knownFor → Eddington standard model of stars ⓘ
Edward Arthur Milne → knownFor → Milne–Eddington model in stellar atmospheres ⓘ
linked to: Eddington standard model of stars
Kramers opacity law → usedIn → Eddington standard model of stellar structure ⓘ
linked to: Eddington standard model of stars